Lesson 1/34 min
Constitutional posts, oaths and resignations
Posts named in the Constitution
- The President
- The Prime Minister, ministers, ministers of state and deputy ministers
- The Speaker and Deputy Speaker; members of Parliament
- The Chief Justice and the other judges
- The Chief Election Commissioner and the other election commissioners
- The Comptroller and Auditor General
- The chairman and members of the Public Service Commission
- The Attorney General; the Ombudsman (Article 77)
Watch out: Khandokar's book lists 10 posts (with the Ombudsman) and Zubair's lists 9 (without). The counts differ, so no count is given here.
Who administers the oath to whom
| Administered by | To |
|---|---|
| The Speaker | The President |
| The President | The Prime Minister and ministers; the Speaker and Deputy Speaker; the Chief Justice |
| The Chief Justice | The other judges; the Chief Election Commissioner and commissioners; the Comptroller and Auditor General; members of the Public Service Commission |
| The Speaker | Members of Parliament |
Did you know?: When a new Parliament has no Speaker, members are sworn in by the Chief Election Commissioner or a person the President names. On 17 February 2026 the Chief Election Commissioner, A M M Nasir Uddin, swore in the members of the 13th Parliament.
To whom a resignation goes
| Office | Resignation addressed to |
|---|---|
| The President | The Speaker |
| A member of Parliament | The Speaker |
| The Prime Minister and other ministers | The President |
| The Speaker | The President |
Memory trick: Memory trick: the President and MPs resign to the Speaker; the government and the Speaker resign to the President.
Did you know?: The books and past exams say the Attorney General is the only constitutional office-holder who takes no oath. This was not checked against the Third Schedule text.
Check yourself
Who administers the oath to the President?
At a glance
- 1
The Speaker swears in the President; the President swears in the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Prime Minister and ministers.
- 2
The Chief Justice swears in the other judges, the Chief Election Commissioner, the Comptroller and Auditor General and Public Service Commission members.
- 3
The President and MPs hand their resignations to the Speaker.
- 4
The Prime Minister, ministers and the Speaker hand their resignations to the President.
- 5
When a new Parliament has no Speaker, the Chief Election Commissioner swears in the members (2026).