Michael has been an elected member of the Senate of Pakistan on minorities seat since 2012 and has served as the Provincial Minister for Minorities Affairs, Human Rights, Women development, Social Welfare and Finance in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab.
He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[15] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[16][17] He was appointed as the Federal Minister for Statistics.[18]
He was re-elected to the Senate as an independent candidate on a reserved seat for non-Muslim from Punjab in Senate election.[21][22] On 12 March 2018, he ceased to hold the office of Federal Minister for Statistics due to expiration of his term in the Senate.[23] On 15 March 2018, he was re-inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi[24] and was re-appointed as Federal Minister for Statistics.[25]
He joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after assuming the office of Senator.[26] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Michael ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Statistics.[27]
References
^"Profile". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
^"Profile". www.senate.gov.pk. Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
^"Punjab Government 2008–2013". Provincial Assembly of The Punja. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)