The party was launched at its founding convention on 30 November 1967 in LAHORE. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was elected its first chairman by participants he party manifesto, first issued on 9 December 1967 is: "Islam is our religion" "democracy is our politics" "socialism is our economy" " power lies with the people".
SHAHEED ZULFIQAR ALI BHUTTO AND LATE BHEGUM NUSRAT BHUTTO
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was the founder and first chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party. His wife,Late NUSRAT BHUTTO, succeeded him as chairperson and held the position into the 1980s. In 1982, Late Nusrat Bhutto, ill with cancer, was given permission to leave Pakistan for medical treatment and remained abroad for several years.
SHAHEED MUTARMA BENAZIR BHUTTO
At that point her daughter,Shaheed Benazir Bhutto became acting head of the party while Nusrat technically remained its chairman and was referred to as such as late as September 1983. By January 1984,Shaheed Benazir Bhutto was being referred to as the party's chairman.She had been elected chairperson for life, and as such was chair until her assassination on 27 December 2007.
ASIF ALI ZARDARI AND BILWAL BHUTTO ZARDARI
Her son Bilwal Bhutto Zardari and his father Asif Ali Zardari were appointed party co-chairmen after assassination of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on 30 December 2007.