Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is the Minister for Industries and Defence Production.

Born November 1, 1945, Elahi graduated from the Forman Christian College, Lahore in 1967 and has a Diploma in Industrial Management from London.

A member of a prominent business family, Elahi was elected as Member of Provincial Assembly of Punjab in 1985 and went on to serve as Minister for Local Government and Rural Development for eight years. In 1993 he was elected Deputy Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly and also acted as Leader of the Opposition. In 1997 he was elected Speaker of Provincial Assembly of Punjab.

In 2002 Elahi left PML-N to join PML-Q and was elected Member of the Punjab Assembly for the 6th consecutive term during the general election. He served as Chief Minister of Punjab from October 2002 to October 2007.

He was elected for National and Provincial Assemblies in February 2008 elections and later resigned the position leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and is now serving as the Minister for Defence Production.