Senior Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)

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Senior Minister of Punjab
سینئر وزیر پنجاب
Coat of arms of Punjab.svg
Flag of Punjab.svg
since 6 March 2024
Government of Punjab
Style Mr. Senior Minister
(Informal)
Honourable Senior Minister
(Formal)
StatusSenior Member of the Cabinet of Punjab
Member of Government of Punjab, Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Reports to Chief Minister of Punjab
Seat 90-A Shahrah e Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore
Nominator Chief Minister of Punjab
Appointer Governor of Punjab, Pakistan
Term length As long as the current assembly remains in power and/or on the wish of Chief Minister
Formation Constitution of Pakistan
(12 April 1973)
Website

The Senior Minister of Punjab is a title sometimes given to a senior Cabinet minister in the Government of Punjab. [1] It implies seniority over all other Ministers in terms of Cabinet rank, but has no specific powers or authority attached to it beyond that of any other Minister. The post is de facto second in Government, although neither of these posts confers the right to succeed a Chief Minister who becomes incapacitated or resigns, making it somewhat equivalent to a Deputy Prime Minister. [2]

The title is not always in use, so there have sometimes been extended gaps between successive holders of the title. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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