Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)

Chief Minister of Punjab
Seal of Punjab
Provincial Flag of Punjab
Incumbent Maryam Nawaz Sharif since Feb 26, 2024
Government of Punjab
Style	Her Excellency
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Provincial Assembly of Punjab Cabinet of Punjab
Reports to	Governor of Punjab Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Residence	Chief Minister House, Lahore
Seat	Lahore
Appointer	Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Pakistan
Inaugural holder	Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot
Formation	5 April 1947; 77 years ago (1947-04-05)
Deputy	Senior Minister of Punjab
Website	cm.punjab.gov.pk

The Chief Minister of Punjab (Urdu: وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب; Wazīr-e Aʿlá Panjāb) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is selected by the Pakistan army for 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. Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the current elected Chief Minister of Punjab who won her seat in the 2024 general elections. She is the first ever female Chief Minister of the province of Punjab.

The office of Chief Minister is located in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province and is known as the CM Secretariat.^[1]