Gillani ministry


The Gilani ministry began its operation into office on 31 March 2008 after Yousaf Raza Gillani was elected as Prime minister of Pakistan by the National Assembly on 25 March 2008. The swearing-in of the cabinet was delayed for a few days until March 31 because of differences arising amongst the coalition partners.
The leftist PPP gained substantial seats in the Parliament in the general elections held in 2008 but lacked enough seats to form a government with a simple majority. Initially with the coalition government, the conservative PML-N quickly departed when its leader, Nawaz Sharif, decided to lead the efforts on impeaching the former President Pervez Musharraf as well as restoring the judiciary, of which, the PML played a centralized role.
Prime Minister Gillani decided to centralize the power by forming a more dense left-wing alliance that consisted of minor left parties: the ANP, MQM, JUI. As Prime Minister, Gillani escalated the military operations to keep pressure on Taliban and as well on the Baloch separatists. Gillani greatly relaxed the taxation that effected the annual GDP growth and initiated the welfare programme. Responding to global recession, Gillani implemented the nationalization of conglomerates and tightly controlled the means of production of the industries. Relations with Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and India worsen in 2008–12 as well criticism from the United States widened. In 2011, the U.S. initiated a secret operation to hunt down the Osama Bin Laden without the knowledge of Prime Minister Gillani.
Prime Minister Gillani's ministry witnessed the sharp rise in nationwide violence, increased corruption in nationalized industries, social tension, political scandals and assassinations. After months of delaying the Supreme Court's recommendations to investigate the corruption cases against Benazir Bhutto, Gillani was ousted from the office; nonetheless, his ministry continued to be in effect by his successor. Overall ratings remains negative on Gillani as his tenure has been described as a "clash of state institutions, involving the executive, the armed forces and the judiciary." Under his ministry, Gillani was held responsible for the prolonged "Era of Stagflation", in which fundamental economic problems were ignored. In 2013, there was an increase in criticism of the Gillanian years, even after the NRO squabble was eventually resolved by his successor.

Gillani cabinet

Cabinet

At swearing-in ceremony, the PML members declined to take oath under President General Pervez Musharraf, who they considered an illegitimate head of state. The first cabinet was short-lived lasting only 2 weeks; the list of federal ministers short-listed for the cabinet included two women members of the lower house and three members of the senate.
Gillani Cabinets FigureCollective allianceNotes on Tenure
Prime MinisterYousaf Raza GillaniPPP2008–12
PresidentAsif Zardari
Muhammad Soomro
Pervez Musharraf
PPP
Independent
PML
2008–12
18 August–9 September 2008
2007–2008
Cabinet MinistriesCabinet MinistersCollective allianceTenure
Foreign AffairsMehmood Qureshi
Hina Rabbani Khar
PPP2008–11
2011–12
FinanceAbdul Hafeez Shaikh
Shaukat Tarin
Naveed Qamar
'
PPP
Independent
PPP
'
2010–12
2008–2010
May 12 – October 8, 2008
'
InteriorRehman MalikPPP2008–2012
States and FrontiersNajmuddin KhanPPP2008–12
Petroleum and Natural ResourcesAsim Hussain

Mrs Iffat Mahfooz
PPP
2008–12
DefenceNaveed Qamar
Ahmad Mukhtar
PPP
PPP
2012
2008–12
Defence Production
Manzoor Wattoo
Shahabuddin
PML'
PPP
PPP
2011–12
16 March–5 May 2011
2010–11
2008–10
31 March–13 May 2008
Water and PowerAhmad Mukhtar
Pervez Ashraf
PPP
PPP
2011–12
2008–11
RailwaysAhmad Bilour
ANP
2008–12
31 March–13 May 2008
Law, Justice, Human RightsFarooq Naik
Babar Avan
PPP
PPP
2011–12
2008–11
Information, Broadcasting, National HeritageFirdous Ashiq Avan
Qamar Zaman Kaira
Sherry Rehman
PPP
PPP
PPP
2011–12
2009–11
2008–09
Communications, Food SecurityMrs Iffat MahfoozPPP
2008–12
31 March–13 May 2008
Ports and ShippingBabar Ghuari
Naveed Qamar
MQM
PPP
2010–12
2008–10
Education ResearchMir Hazar Bijrani
PPP
2008–12
31 March–13 May 2008
Overseas PakistanisFarooq Sattar
Khurshid Shah
MQM
PPP
2010–12
2008–10
Health and WelfareRiaz Pirzada
Humayun Aziz Kurd
PML
PPP
2010–12
2008–10
Northern AreasQamar Zaman Kaira
Manzoor Wattoo
PPP
PPP
2011–12
2008–11
CommerceAmin Fahim
PPP
2008–12
31 March–13 May 2008
Housings and WorksRehmatullah KakarPPP2008–12
Science and TechnologyMir Chengiz Khan
Azam Swati
PPP
JUI
2011–12
2010–11
31 March–13 May 2008
Women Development, CultureGhazala Gola
PPP
2008–12
31 March–13 May 2008''
EnvironmentHameedullah Jan AfridiANP2008–12
Rural DevelopmentsGhulam Ahmad BilourANP2008–12
Social AffairsMuhammad HotiANP2008–12