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{{Short description|Head of the provincial government of Punjab}}
{{for|the chief ministers of Indian Punjab|List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox political post
| post = Chief Minister
| body = Punjab
| insignia = Coat of arms of Punjab.svg
| insigniasize = 110px
| insigniacaption = Seal of Punjab
| flag = Flag of Punjab.svg
| flagsize = 120px
| flagcaption = Provincial Flag of Punjab
| image =
| department = [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan|Government of Punjab]]
| style = [[His Excellency]]
| appointer = [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]
| inaugural = [[Iftikhar Hussain Khan|Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot]]
| member_of = {{bulleted list|[[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]|Cabinet of Punjab}}
| reports_to = {{bulleted list|[[Governor of Punjab, Pakistan|Governor of Punjab]]|Provincial Assembly of Punjab}}
| abbreviation = CM
| residence = Chief Minister House, [[Lahore]]
| seat = [[Lahore]]
| predecessor =
| termlength = 5 years
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Pakistan]]
| formation = {{start date and age|1947|04|5|df=yes}}
| deputy = [[Senior Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Senior Minister of Punjab]]
| website = {{URL|cm.punjab.gov.pk}}
| Assumingoffcie = 23 January 2023
| incumbent = [[Mohsin Raza Naqvi]]
| incumbentsince = January 22, 2023
}}

The '''chief minister of Punjab''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب}}}}; {{transl|ur|Wazīr-e Aʿlá Panjāb}}) is the [[head of government]] of the [[Pakistani province]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]. The chief minister leads the [[Legislature|legislative branch]] of the [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan|provincial government]], and is elected by the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Provincial Assembly]]. Given that they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [[Mohsin Raza Naqvi|Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi]] is the current interim chief minister of Punjab.

The office of Chief Minister is located in [[Lahore]], the capital of the Punjab province and is known as the ''CM Secretariat''.<ref>[http://www.cm.punjab.gov.pk/ Official website of CM Punjab]</ref>

== List of chief ministers of Punjab ==
{{For|the list of ministers prior to 15 August 1947|Premier of the Punjab}}
{{Color box|#008000|border=darkgray}} [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]] 
{{Color box|#000000|border=darkgray}} [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] 
{{Color box|#1a7647|border=darkgray}} [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]/[[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad]] 
{{Color box|#2eb82e|border=darkgray}} [[Pakistan Muslim League (J)]] 
{{Color box|#00FF00|border=darkgray}} [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] 
{{Color box|#ff0000|border=darkgray}} [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] 
{{Color box|#66B9C8|border=darkgray}} Caretaker

{|class="wikitable" style="clear:right; text-align:center"
|-
!N
! style="width:23%;"|Name
! Portrait
! colspan="2" | Party
! colspan="3" style="width:10%;" |Term of office
!Ref
|-
!1
| [[Iftikhar Hussain Khan|Iftikhar Hussain]]
| [[File:Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot (cropped).png|55px]]
| [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|MLP]]
| style="background-color: #008000;" |
| {{small|15 August}} 1947
| {{small|25 January}} 1949
| {{age in years and days|1947|08|15|1949|01|25}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|- bgcolor=Gold
| colspan="9" |'''Governor's rule 25 January 1949 — 5 April 1951'''
|-
!2
| [[Mian Mumtaz Daultana|Mumtaz Daultana]]
|
| rowspan="3" | [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|MLP]]
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: #008000;" |
| {{small|15 April}} 1951
| {{small|3 April}} 1953
| {{age in years and days|1951|04|15|1953|04|03}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
!3
| [[Feroz Khan Noon]]
| [[File:Feroz Khan Noon.jpg|55px]]
| {{small|3 April}} 1953
| {{small|21 May}} 1955
| {{age in years and days|1953|04|03|1955|05|21}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Noon, Malik Firoz Khan - Banglapedia |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Noon,_Malik_Firoz_Khan |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=en.banglapedia.org |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!4
| [[Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti|Abdul Hamid Dasti]]
| [[File:Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti (cropped).jpg|55px]]
| {{small|21 May}} 1955
| {{small|14 October}} 1955
| {{age in years and days|1955|05|21|1955|10|14}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|- bgcolor=Gold
| colspan="9" |'''Post Abolished(14 October 1955 — 30 June 1970)'''
|- bgcolor=Gold
| colspan="9" |'''Martial Law 1 July 1970 — 2 May 1972'''
|-
!5
| [[Malik Meraj Khalid|Meraj Khalid]]
|
| rowspan="4" | [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]]
| rowspan="4" style="background-color: #000000;" |
| {{small|2 May}} 1972
| {{small|12 November}} 1973
| {{age in years and days|1972|05|02|1973|11|12}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
!6
| [[Ghulam Mustafa Khar|Ghulam Mustafa]]
|
| {{small|12 November}} 1973
| {{small|15 March}} 1974
| {{age in years and days|1973|11|12|1974|03|15}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
!7
| [[Hanif Ramay]]
|
| {{small|15 March}} 1974
| {{small|15 July}} 1975
| {{age in years and days|1974|03|15|1975|07|15}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
!8
| [[Sadiq Hussain Qureshi|Sadiq Hussain]]
|
| {{small|15 July}} 1975
| {{small|5 July}} 1977
| {{age in years and days|1975|07|15|1977|07|05}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|- bgcolor=Gold
| colspan="9" |'''Martial law 5 July 1977 — 9 April 1985'''
|-
!9
| [[Nawaz Sharif]]
| [[File:PrimeMinisterNawazSharif.jpg|55px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad|IJI]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: #1a7647;" |
| {{small|9 April}} 1985
| {{small|6 August}} 1990
| {{age in years and days|1985|04|09|1990|08|06}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
!10
| [[Ghulam Haider Wyne|Ghulam Haider]]
| [[File:Ghulam Haider Wyne By Tariq Imran.jpg|55px]]
| {{small|6 August}} 1990
| {{small|25 April}} 1993
| {{age in years and days|1990|08|06|1993|04|25}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-13 |title=Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo - DAWN.COM |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1024472 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613115106/https://www.dawn.com/news/1024472 |archive-date=13 June 2018 }}</ref>
|-
!11
| [[Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo|Manzoor Wattoo]]
| [[File:Manzoor Wattoo.jpg|55px]]
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (J)|PML(J)]]
| style="background-color: #2eb82e;" |
| {{small|25 April}} 1993
| {{small|18 July}} 1993
| {{age in years and days|1993|04|25|1993|07|18}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-13 |title=Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo - DAWN.COM |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1024472 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613115106/https://www.dawn.com/news/1024472 |archive-date=13 June 2018 }}</ref>
|-
! C
| [[Sheikh Manzoor Ilahi|Sheikh Manzoor]] (Caretaker)
| —
|<nowiki>—</nowiki>
| style="background-color: #66B9C8;" |
| {{small|18 July}} 1993
| {{small|20 October}} 1993
| {{age in years and days|1993|07|18|1993|10|20}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
!12
| [[Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo|Manzoor Wattoo]]
| [[File:Manzoor Wattoo.jpg|55px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Pakistan Muslim League (J)|PML(J)]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: #2eb82e;" |
| {{small|20 October}} 1993
| {{small|13 September}} 1995
| {{age in years and days|1993|10|20|1995|09|13}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
!13
| [[Sardar Muhammad Arif Nakai|Muhammad Arif]] 
| [[File:SARDAR MUHAMMAD ARIF NAKAI.jpg|55px]]
| {{small|13 September}} 1995
| {{small|3 November}} 1996
| {{age in years and days|1995|09|13|1996|11|3}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
! C
| [[Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat|Muhammad Afzal]](Caretaker)
|
| —
| style="background-color: #66B9C8;" |
| {{small|16 November}} 1996
| {{small|20 February}} 1997
| {{age in years and days|1996|11|16|1997|02|20}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|-
!14
| [[Shahbaz Sharif]] 
| [[File:Chief Minister of the Punjab (8047057165) (cropped).jpg|55px]]
| [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]]
| style="background-color: #1a7647;" |
| {{small|20 February}} 1997
| {{small|12 October}} 1999
| {{age in years and days|1997|02|20|1999|10|12}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|- bgcolor=Gold
| colspan="9" |'''Governor's rule 12 October 1999 — 23 November 2002'''
|-
!15
| [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi|Pervaiz Elahi]] 
| [[File:Nambardar Zafar Iqbal with Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (cropped).jpg|55px]]
| [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|PML(Q)]]
| style="background-color: #00FF00;" |
| {{small|29 November}} 2002
| {{small|18 November}} 2007
| {{age in years and days|2002|11|29|2007|11|18}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawn.com |date=2013-04-30 |title=Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |url=https://www.dawn.com/2013/04/30/chaudhry-pervaiz-elahi-2/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! C
| [[Sheikh Ejaz Nisar|Ejaz Nisar]](Caretaker)
| —
|
| style="background-color: #66B9C8;" |
| {{small|18 November}} 2007
| {{small|11 April}} 2008
| {{age in years and days|2007|11|18|2008|04|11}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-11-20 |title=Caretaker CM, 17 ministers take oath in Lahore |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/276673/caretaker-cm-17-ministers-take-oath-in-lahore |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-12 |title=Ministers to promote peace and harmony. {{!}} Lahore {{!}} thenews.com.pk {{!}} Karachi |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/87562 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142703/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/87562 |archive-date=12 June 2018 }}</ref>
|-
! C
| [[Dost Muhammad Khosa|Dost Muhammd Khosa ]]
|
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]]
| style="background-color: #66B9C8;" |
| {{small|11 April}} 2008
| {{small|8 June}} 2008
| {{age in years and days|2008|04|11|2008|06|08}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-18 |title=Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Punjab's 20th CM to seek trust vote on Friday |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318114856/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35771&Itemid=1 |archive-date=18 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahmood |first=Amjad |date=2008-04-09 |title=Dost Khosa PML-N hopeful for Punjab CM slot |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/297346/dost-khosa-pml-n-hopeful-for-punjab-cm-slot |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!16
| [[Shahbaz Sharif]] 
| [[File:Chief Minister of the Punjab (8047057165) (cropped).jpg|55px]]
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]]
|style="background-color: #1a7647;" |
| {{small|8 June}} 2008
| {{small|25 February}} 2009
| {{age in years and days|2008|06|08|2009|02|25}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shahbaz's 30-year political journey: highs and lows |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/285729-shahbaz-s-30-year-political-journey-highs-and-lows |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=Gold
| colspan="9" |'''Governor's rule 25 February 2009 — 30 March 2009'''
|-
!16
| [[Shahbaz Sharif]] 
| [[File:Chief Minister of the Punjab (8047057165) (cropped).jpg|55px]]
| [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]]
| style="background-color: #1a7647;" |
| {{small|30 March}} 2009
| {{small|26 March}} 2013
| {{age in years and days|2009|03|30|2013|03|26}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shahbaz's 30-year political journey: highs and lows |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/285729-shahbaz-s-30-year-political-journey-highs-and-lows |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! C
| [[Najam Sethi]] (Caretaker)
|
|
|style="background-color: #66B9C8;" |
| {{small|26 March}} 2013
| {{small|7 June}} 2013
| {{age in years and days|2013|03|26|2013|06|07}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawn.com |date=2013-03-27 |title=Najam Sethi takes oath as caretaker Punjab CM |url=https://www.dawn.com/2013/03/27/najam-sethi-takes-oath-as-caretaker-punjab-cm/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Punjab cabinet unnecessary: Najam Sethi |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/57303-big-punjab-cabinet-unnecessary-najam-sethi |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!17
| [[Shahbaz Sharif]] 
| [[File:Chief Minister of the Punjab (8047057165) (cropped).jpg|55px]]
| [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]]
| style="background-color: #1a7647;" |
| {{small|7 June}} 2013
| {{small|7 June}} 2018
| {{age in years and days|2013|06|07|2018|06|07}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-06 |title=Shahbaz Sharif takes oath as Punjab chief minister |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/559678/shahbaz-sharif-elected-punjab-chief-minister |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shahbaz Sharif takes oath as Punjab chief minister |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/59999-shahbaz-sharif-takes-oath-as-punjab-chief-minister |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! C
|[[Hasan Askari Rizvi|Hasan Rizvi]](Caretaker)
|
|
|style="background-color: #66B9C8;" |
| {{small|8 June}} 2018
| {{small|19 August}} 2018
| 72 days
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-22 |title=ECP selects Hassan Askari as caretaker Punjab CM {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1729782/1-ecp-selects-hassan-askari-caretaker-punjab-cm/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622233103/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1729782/1-ecp-selects-hassan-askari-caretaker-punjab-cm/ |archive-date=22 June 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-12 |title=Prof Hasan Askari named Punjab caretaker CM {{!}} Pakistan {{!}} thenews.com.pk {{!}} |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/326869-prof-hasan-askari-named-punjab-caretaker-cm |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612224451/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/326869-prof-hasan-askari-named-punjab-caretaker-cm |archive-date=12 June 2018 }}</ref>
|-
!18
|[[Sardar Usman Buzdar|Usman Buzdar]]
| [[File:Usman Buzdar.png|55px]]
|[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]]
| align="center" style="background-color:Red" |
|{{small|20 August}} 2018
| {{small|30 April}} 2022
| {{age in years and days|2018|8|20|2022|4|30}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-17 |title=Imran names Sardar Usman Buzdar for Punjab CM |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/284887/imran-names-sardar-usman-buzdar-for-punjab-cm/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Daily Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!19
| [[Hamza Shahbaz]]
| [[File:Hamza Shahbaz at a press conference.jpg|55px]]
| [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]]
| style="background-color: #1a7647;" |
| {{small|30 April}} 2022{{efn|[[Trustee]] from 22 July 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=SC directs Hamza Shahbaz to work as 'trustee' CM till Monday, adjourns hearing |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/976081-pti-pml-q-move-sc-against-mazaris-ruling-on-cm-punjab-election |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>}}
| {{small|26 July}} 2022
| {{age in years and days|2022|4|30|2022|7|26}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ferguson, Richard, (22 Aug. 1935–26 July 2009), QC 1986; QC (NI) 1973; SC (Ireland) 1983 |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/display/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-15638 |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO | year=2007 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u15638}}</ref>
|-
!20
|[[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi|Pervaiz Elahi]]
| [[File:Nambardar Zafar Iqbal with Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (cropped).jpg|55px]]
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|PML(Q)]]
| style="background-color: #00FF00;" |
|{{small|27 July}} 2022
|{{small|22 January}} 2023
|{{age in years and days|2022|7|27|2023|1|22}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pervaiz Elahi sworn in as Punjab chief minister |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/27-Jul-2022/pervaiz-elahi-sworn-in-as-punjab-chief-minister|date=27 July 2022 |access-date=21 January 2023|work=Daily Pakistan (newspaper)|language=en}}</ref>
|-
!C
|[[Mohsin Raza Naqvi]] (Caretaker)
|
|
|style="background-color: #66B9C8;" |
|{{small|22 January}} 2023
|| ''Incumbent''
| {{ayd|2023|1|22}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadozai |first=Irfan |date=2023-01-22 |title=ECP picks Mohsin Naqvi as caretaker CM for Punjab |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1733051 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Government of Pakistan]]
* [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
* [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan|Government of Punjab]]
* [[Governor of Punjab (Pakistan)|Governor of Punjab]]
* [[Chief Secretary Punjab]]
* [[Senior Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Senior Minister of Punjab]]
* [[Leader of the Opposition of Punjab (Pakistan)|Leader of the Opposition Punjab]]
*[[Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]
* [[List of current Pakistani chief ministers]]
* [[List of current Pakistani governors]]
* [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
* [[Chief Minister of Sindh]]
* [[Chief Minister of Balochistan]]
* [[Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan]]
* [[Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://cm.punjab.gov.pk/ Chief Minister's Website]
* [http://www.punjab.gov.pk Government of Punjab, Pakistan]
* [http://www.pap.gov.pk Punjab Assembly Website]

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