Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan (original) (raw)

The Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan, officially the Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: نائب وزيراعظم پاكستان) was the second most senior minister of the Republic of the Government of Pakistan. The main purpose of the post was to give a backup to the government in the absence of the Prime Minister. As a result of an agreement between the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the PML-Q to share ministries in the federal cabinet, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was made the first Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan. Since 2013, the office has been vacant.