| Cabinet Name: | Federal Cabinet of Nawaz Sharif |
| Cabinet Number: | 45th |
| Jurisdiction: | Pakistan |
| Flag: | Flag_of_Pakistan.svg |
| Date Formed: | 7 June 2013[1] |
| Date Dissolved: | 28 July 2017[2] |
| Government Head: | Nawaz Sharif |
| State Head: | Asif Ali Zardari Mamnoon Hussain |
| Political Party: | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Election: | 2013 |
| Opposition Leader: | Khurshid Shah |
| Incoming Formation: | Government formation |
| Previous: | Khoso caretaker government |
| Successor: | Abbasi Ministry |
| Incumbent: | 2013-2017 |
The third Nawaz Sharif government was formed at noon PKT on 5 June 2013 when Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif became the prime minister of Pakistan for the third time. Sharif successfully led the right-of-centre and conservative PML-N to acquire a simple majority.[3] in the 2013 general election against the leftist Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the centrist Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).The cabinet was automatically dissolved on 28 July 2017 after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified and removed from the office of Prime Minister when the Supreme Court declared him guilty of not being truthful and honest.[4]
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Following the 2013 general election, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) won a plurality of seats in the National Assembly through a simple majority, after failing to secure an overall two-thirds majority. In order to form a government, the PML-N joined in coalition with the Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F) and the National Peoples Party (NPP).[5]
| Ministry | Federal Minister | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | Ishaq Dar | |
| Khawaja Muhammad Asif | ||
| Khawaja Muhammad Asif | ||
| 2013–2016 | ||
| Minister of Industries and Production | Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi | |
| Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control | Nisar Ali Khan | |
| Minister of National Food Security and Research | Sikandar Bosan | |
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources | ||
| Minister of Planning, Development and Reform | ||
| Minister of Human Rights | ||
| Minister of Railways | ||
| Minister of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony | ||
| Minister of States and Frontier Regions | Abdul Qadir Baloch | |
| Khurram Dastgir Khan | ||
| Rana Tanveer Hussain | ||
| Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development | Pir Sadaruddin Shah | |
| Ministry of Housing and Works | Akram Khan Durrani | |
| Minister of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan | Barjees Tahir | |
| Minister of Law and Justice | Zahid Hamid Pervaiz Rashid Zahid Hamid | 2013 2013–2016 2016–2017 |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 2016–2017 | |
| Minister of Ports and Shipping | 2013–2016 2016 – 2017 | |
| Minister of Inter Provincial Coordination | ||
| Minister of Science and Technology | Zahid Hamid Rana Tanveer Hussain | 2013–2014 2014 – 2017 |
| Minister of States | Cabinet-level Ministers | |
| No Portfolio | Usman Ibrahim | 2015–2017 |
| Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training and Minister of State for Interior and Narcotics Control | Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman | |
| Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division | 2014–2015 2015–2017 | |
| Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication | Anusha Rahman | |
| Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting | 2016–2017 | |
| Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources | Jam Kamal Khan | |
| Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony | Shaykh Muhammad Amin al-Hasanat Shah | |
| Minister of State for Water and Power | Abid Sher Ali | |
| Minister of State for Science and Technology | Khurram Dastgir Khan | 2013–2014 |
| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | Sheikh Aftab Ahmed | 2013–2016 |
| Minister of Climate Change | Zahid Hamid | 2015–2017 |
| Minister of State for Housing and Works | Usman Ibrahim | 2013–2014 |
| Minister of State for Railways | 2013–2014 | |
| Cabinet-level appointments | Appointees/Advisers | |
| Advisor to Prime Minister on Foregin Affairs | Sartaj Aziz | 2013-2017 |
| Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security | 2013-2015 | |
| Nasser Janjua | 2015-2017 | |
| Advisor to the Prime Minister on Aviation | Shujaat Azeem | |
| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (Ministry) | Sanaullah Zehri | |
| Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs (Minister of State) | Tariq Fatemi | |
| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Investment | Miftah Ismail | |
| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Law and Justice | Ashtar Ausaf Ali |
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