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 | Figure | Collective alliance | Notes on Tenure |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani | PPP | 2008–12 |
| President | Asif Zardari Muhammad Soomro Pervez Musharraf | PPP Independent PML | 2008–12 18 August–9 September 2008 2007–2008 |
| Cabinet Ministries | Cabinet Ministers | Collective alliance | Tenure |
| Foreign Affairs | Mehmood Qureshi Hina Rabbani Khar | PPP | 2008–11 2011–12 |
| Finance | Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Shaukat Tarin Naveed Qamar ' | PPP Independent PPP ' | 2010–12 2008–2010 May 12 – October 8, 2008 ' |
| Interior | Rehman Malik | PPP | 2008–2012 |
| States and Frontiers | Najmuddin Khan | PPP | 2008–12 |
| Petroleum and Natural Resources | Asim Hussain Mrs Iffat Mahfooz | PPP | 2008–12 |
| Defence | Naveed 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 Power | Ahmad Mukhtar Pervez Ashraf | PPP PPP | 2011–12 2008–11 |
| Railways | Ahmad Bilour | ANP | 2008–12 31 March–13 May 2008 |
| Law, Justice, Human Rights | Farooq Naik Babar Avan | PPP PPP | 2011–12 2008–11 |
| Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage | Firdous Ashiq Avan Qamar Zaman Kaira Sherry Rehman | PPP PPP PPP | 2011–12 2009–11 2008–09 |
| Communications, Food Security | Mrs Iffat Mahfooz | PPP | 2008–12 31 March–13 May 2008 |
| Ports and Shipping | Babar Ghuari Naveed Qamar | MQM PPP | 2010–12 2008–10 |
| Education Research | Mir Hazar Bijrani | PPP | 2008–12 31 March–13 May 2008 |
| Overseas Pakistanis | Farooq Sattar Khurshid Shah | MQM PPP | 2010–12 2008–10 |
| Health and Welfare | Riaz Pirzada Humayun Aziz Kurd | PML PPP | 2010–12 2008–10 |
| Northern Areas | Qamar Zaman Kaira Manzoor Wattoo | PPP PPP | 2011–12 2008–11 |
| Commerce | Amin Fahim | PPP | 2008–12 31 March–13 May 2008 |
| Housings and Works | Rehmatullah Kakar | PPP | 2008–12 |
| Science and Technology | Mir Chengiz Khan Azam Swati | PPP JUI | 2011–12 2010–11 31 March–13 May 2008 |
| Women Development, Culture | Ghazala Gola | PPP | 2008–12 31 March–13 May 2008'' |
| Environment | Hameedullah Jan Afridi | ANP | 2008–12 |
| Rural Developments | Ghulam Ahmad Bilour | ANP | 2008–12 |
| Social Affairs | Muhammad Hoti | ANP | 2008–12 |