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• 1. With what nomenclatures, the Assembly had been known in the past?

  It has had worked with the following nomenclatures:

  1. Council of the Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab (1897 to 1920)

  2. Punjab Legislative Council (1921 to 1936)

  3. Punjab Legislative Assembly (1937 to 1955)

  4. Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan (1956 to 1969)

  5. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (1972 to date) During military regimes, it has also worked as:

  1. West Pakistan Development Advisory Council (1960 to 1961)

  2. Provincial Council of the Punjab (1980 to 1984)

• 2. Which was the first law passed by the Punjab Assembly?

  The General Clauses Act, 1898.

• 3. Who was the mover of this law?

  Sir Louis William Dane (moved on November 1, 1897 and passed on April 15, 1898).

• 4. Who was the first Leader of the House?

  Major Sir Sikander Hayat Khan, K.B.E. (West Punjab, Landholders) (1937-1942)

• 5. Who was the first elected Speaker of the Punjab Assembly?

  Khan Bahadur Chaudhry Sir Shahab-ud-Din, Kt. B.A., LL.B. (April 6, 1937 to March 19, 1945)

• 6. Who was the first elected Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly?

  Sardar Bahadur Sardar Mahtab Sing (Lahore — Sikh Urban) (February 23, 1921 to October 24, 1921)

• 7. When was the foundation stone of the present Assembly building laid?

  On November 17, 1935.

• 8. Who laid the foundation stone?

  Sir Jogindra Singh, Minister for Agriculture.

• 9. When was the first sitting of the Assembly held in the present building?

  On November 10, 1938.