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'{{distinguish|Deputy Premiers of the Australian states}} {{Infobox Political post |Flag = Flag of Australia.png |insignia = Australian Coat of Arms.png |insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Australia]] |post = Deputy Prime Minister |body = Australia |image = WayneSwan.jpg |incumbent = [[Wayne Swan]] |incumbentsince = 24 June 2010 |style = [[The Honourable]] |residence = |appointer = [[Quentin Bryce]] as [[Governor-General of Australia]] |termlength = [[At Her Majesty's pleasure]] |formation = 10 January 1968 |inaugural = [[John McEwen]] |salary = |website = [http://www.treasurer.gov.au www.treasurer.gov.au] }} {{Politics of Australia sidebar}} The '''Deputy Prime Minister of Australia''' is the second-most senior officer in the [[Government of Australia]]. The office of Deputy Prime Minister was created as a ministerial portfolio in 1968. The Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]]. The current Deputy Prime Minister is [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] politician [[Wayne Swan]]. ==History== The sworn office of Deputy Prime Minister was created in January 1968, as an honour for [[John McEwen]], the long-serving leader of the [[National Party of Australia|Country Party]] (later renamed the National Party) and the immediately preceding caretaker Prime Minister. Prior to that time the term was used unofficially for the second-highest ranking minister in the government. In [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] governments, the Deputy Prime Minister is the party's deputy leader. In [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]-National [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] governments, the position has been held by the Leader of the National Party or its predecessors. In November 2007, the Australian Labor Party won government and [[Julia Gillard]] became Australia's first female, and first foreign-born, Deputy Prime Minister. Since the formalisation of the office only two Deputy Prime Ministers have gone on to become Prime Minister: [[Paul Keating]] and Julia Gillard. In both cases, they succeeded incumbent Prime Ministers who lost the support of the Labor Party caucus mid-term. Prior to 1968, [[Alfred Deakin]], [[Joseph Cook]], [[Earle Page]], [[Frank Forde]] and [[Arthur Fadden]] all became Prime Minister after having previously been unofficial deputies. John McEwen had served as Prime Minister prior to being appointed Deputy Prime Minister, as had the unofficial deputies Joseph Cook, Billy Hughes, and Arthur Fadden. Oh Yea! ==Duties== The duties of the Deputy Prime Minister are to act on behalf of the Prime Minister in his or her absence overseas or on leave. The Deputy Prime Minister has always been a member of the [[Cabinet of Australia|Cabinet]], and has always held at least one substantive portfolio. (It would be technically possible for a minister to hold only the portfolio of Deputy Prime Minister, but this has never happened.) If the Prime Minister were to die, become incapacitated or resign, the [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] would normally appoint the Deputy Prime Minister as Prime Minister on an interim basis until the governing party elects a new leader. This has not occurred since the title has been created as a portfolio, however the previous unofficial deputies [[Arthur Fadden]] and [[Frank Forde]] both briefly served as Prime Minister on this basis (following [[Robert Menzies]]' resignation and [[John Curtin]]'s death, respectively). In the case of both Gillard and Keating their election as party leader preceded their predecessor's resignations and their subsequent appointments as Prime Minister. ==Living former Deputy Prime Ministers== Eight former Deputy Prime Ministers of Australia are living: * [[Doug Anthony]] (1971–72, 75-83) * [[Paul Keating]] (1990–91) * [[Brian Howe (politician)|Brian Howe]] (1991–95) * [[Kim Beazley]] (1995–96) * [[Tim Fischer]] (1996–99) * [[John Anderson (Australian politician)|John Anderson]] (1999–2005) * [[Mark Vaile]] (2005–07) * [[Julia Gillard]] (2007–10). ==List of Deputy Prime Ministers of Australia== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=2|Name ! Picture ! colspan=2|Term of Office ! Political party and position ! Ministerial Offices ! colspan=2 width=150|Prime Minister |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[John McEwen]] | [[Image:Nla.pic-an23474705-v.jpg|60px]] | 10 January 1968 | 5 February 1971 | [[National Party of Australia|Country]] </br> <small>Leader 1958-71</small> | Deputy Prime Minister </br> [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade and Industry]] ! style="background-color: {{Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color}}" rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2"| [[John Gorton]] |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2"| [[Doug Anthony]] | rowspan="2"| [[Image:John Douglas Anthony.jpg|60px]] | 5 February 1971 | 10 March 1971 | rowspan="2"| Country </br> <small>Leader 1971–84</small> | rowspan="2"| Deputy Prime Minister </br> [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade and Industry]] |- | 10 March 1971 | 5 December 1972 ! style="background-color: {{Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[William McMahon]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Lance Barnard]] | [[Image:Lance Barnard.jpg|60px]] | 5 December 1972 | 12 June 1974 | [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1967-74</small> | Deputy Prime Minister<br />[[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for Defence]] ! rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | rowspan="3"|[[Gough Whitlam]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Jim Cairns]] | [[Image:Dr. Jim Cairnes lecture at the Nambassa 3 day Music & Alternatives festival, New Zealand 1981. Photographer Michael Bennetts.jpg|60px]] | 12 June 1974 | 2 July 1975 | Labor </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1974-75</small> | Deputy Prime Minister<br />[[Treasurer of Australia|Treasurer]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Frank Crean]] | [[Image:Frankcrean.jpg|60px]] | 2 July 1975 | 11 November 1975 | Labor </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1975</small> | Deputy Prime Minister<br />[[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Overseas Trade]] |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Doug Anthony]] | [[Image:John Douglas Anthony.jpg|60px]] | 12 November 1975 | 11 March 1983 | Country </br> [[National Party of Australia|National]] </br> <small>Leader 1971–84</small> | Deputy Prime Minister </br> [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade and Industry]] ! style="background-color: {{Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Malcolm Fraser]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Lionel Bowen]] |[[Image:Nbowen.jpg|60px]] | 11 March 1983 | 4 April 1990 | Labor </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1977-90</small> | Deputy Prime Minister<br />[[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade]]<br />[[Vice-President of the Executive Council]]<br />[[Attorney-General of Australia|Attorney-General]] ! rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | rowspan="2"|[[Bob Hawke]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Paul Keating]] | [[Image:Paul Keating - 2007-crop.jpg|60px]] | 4 April 1990 | 3 June 1991 | Labor </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1990-91</small> | Deputy Prime Minister<br />[[Treasurer of Australia|Treasurer]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Brian Howe (politician)|Brian Howe]] | | 3 June 1991 | 20 June 1995 | Labor </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1991-95</small> | Deputy Prime Minister<br />[[Minister for Health and Ageing (Australia)|Minister for Health]]<br />[[Minister for Housing (Australia)|Minister for Housing]]<br />[[Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Australia)|Minister for Community Services]]<br />[[Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads (Australia)|Minister for Local Government]]<br />[[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Minister for Regional Affairs]] ! rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | rowspan="2"|[[Paul Keating]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Kim Beazley]] | [[Image:Ac.kimbeazleynew.jpg|60px]] | 20 June 1995 | 11 March 1996 | Labor </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1995-96</small> | Deputy Prime Minister </br> [[Minister for Finance and Deregulation (Australia)|Minister for Finance]] |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Tim Fischer]] | | 11 March 1996 | 20 July 1999 | [[National Party of Australia|National]] </br> <small>Leader 1990-99</small> | Deputy Prime Minister </br> [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade]] ! rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | rowspan="3"|[[John Howard]] |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[John Anderson (Australian politician)|John Anderson]] | | 20 July 1999 | 6 July 2005 | National </br> <small>Leader 1999-2005</small> | Deputy Prime Minister </br> [[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Minister for Transport and Regional Development]] |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Mark Vaile]] | [[Image:Mark Vaile.jpg|60px]] | 6 July 2005 | 3 December 2007 | National </br> <small>Leader 2005-2007</small> | Deputy Prime Minister </br> [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade]]<br />[[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Minister for Transport and Regional Services]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Julia Gillard]] | [[Image:Julia Gillard 2010.jpg|60px]] | 3 December 2007 | 24 June 2010 | Labor<br /><small>Deputy Leader 2006-2010</small> | Deputy Prime Minister </br> [[Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)|Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations]]<br />[[Minister for Education (Australia)|Minister for Education]]<br />[[Minister for Social Inclusion (Australia)|Minister for Social Inclusion]] ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Kevin Rudd]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Wayne Swan]] | [[Image:WayneSwan.jpg|60px]] | 24 June 2010 | | Labor </br> <small>Deputy Leader 2010-</small> | Deputy Prime Minister </br> [[Treasurer of Australia|Treasurer]] ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Julia Gillard]] |- |} == Informal Deputy Prime Ministers == The office of Deputy Prime Minister was created in January 1968 but prior to that time the term was used unofficially for the second-highest ranking minister in the government. {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=2|Name ! Picture ! colspan=2|Term of Office ! Political party and position ! Ministerial Offices ! colspan=2 width=150|Prime Minister |- ! style="background-color: {{Protectionist Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Alfred Deakin]] | [[Image:AlfredDeakin.jpeg|60px]] | 1901 | 1903 | [[Protectionist Party]]<br /><small>Deputy Leader 1901-03</small> | [[Attorney-General of Australia|Attorney-General]] ! style="background-color: {{Protectionist Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Edmund Barton]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Protectionist Party/meta/color}}" | | [[William Lyne]] | [[Image:Williamlyne.jpg|60px]] | 1903 | 1904 | Protectionist Party<br /><small>Deputy Leader 1901-09</small> | [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade and Customs]] ! style="background-color: {{Protectionist Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Alfred Deakin]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Gregor McGregor]] | [[Image:Gregor McGregor1.jpg|60px]] | 1904 | 1904 | [[Australian Labor Party]]<br /><small>Deputy Leader 1901-14</small> | [[Vice-President of the Executive Council]] ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Chris Watson]] |- ! style="background:{{Free Trade Party/meta/color}}; color:white;" | | [[Joseph Cook]] | [[Image:JosephCookPEO.jpg|60px]] | 1904 | 1905 | [[Free Trade Party]] </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1903-08</small> | ''No Portfolio'' ! style="background:{{Free Trade Party/meta/color}}; color:white;" | | [[George Reid (Australian politician)|George Reid]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Protectionist Party/meta/color}}" | | [[William Lyne]] | [[Image:Williamlyne.jpg|60px]] | 1905 | 1908 | Protectionist Party<br /><small>Deputy Leader 1901-09</small> | Minister for Trade and Customs </br> [[Treasurer of Australia|Treasurer]] ! style="background-color: {{Protectionist Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Alfred Deakin]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Gregor McGregor]] | [[Image:Gregor McGregor1.jpg|60px]] | 1908 | 1909 | Australian Labor Party<br /><small>Deputy Leader 1901-14</small> | Vice-President of the Executive Council ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Andrew Fisher]] |- ! style="background:{{Commonwealth Liberal/meta/color}}; color:white;" | | [[Joseph Cook]] | [[Image:JosephCookPEO.jpg|60px]] | 1909 | 1910 | [[Commonwealth Liberal Party]] </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1909-13</small> | [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for Defence]] ! style="background:{{Commonwealth Liberal/meta/color}}; color:white;" | | [[Alfred Deakin]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Gregor McGregor]] | [[Image:Gregor McGregor1.jpg|60px]] | 1910 | 1913 | Australian Labor Party<br /><small>Deputy Leader 1901-14</small> | Vice-President of the Executive Council ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Andrew Fisher]] |- ! style="background:{{Commonwealth Liberal/meta/color}}; color:white;" | | [[John Forrest]] | [[Image:John Forrest 1898.jpg|60px]] | 1913 | 1914 | Commonwealth Liberal Party<br /><small>Deputy Leader 1913-16</small> | Treasurer ! style="background:{{Commonwealth Liberal/meta/color}}; color:white;" | | [[Joseph Cook]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Billy Hughes]] | [[Image:Nla.ms-ms1538-10-582-e.jpg|60px]] | 1914 | 1915 | Australian Labor Party<br /><small>Deputy Leader 1914-15</small> | Attorney-General ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Andrew Fisher]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | rowspan="2" | [[George Pearce]] | rowspan="2" | [[Image:Sir George Pearce.jpg|60px]] | 1915 | 1916 | Australian Labor Party </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1915-16</small> | rowspan="2" | Minister for Defence ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | rowspan="3" | [[Billy Hughes]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | 1916 | 1917 | [[National Labor Party]] </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1916-17</small> ! style="background-color: {{Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | |- ! style="background-color: {{Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Joseph Cook]] | [[Image:JosephCookPEO.jpg|60px]] | 1917 | 1921 | [[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]] </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1917-21</small> | [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for the Navy]]<br />Treasurer ! style="background-color: {{Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Earle Page]] | [[Image:EarlePage.jpg|60px]] | 1923 | 1929 | [[National Party of Australia|Country Party]] </br> <small>Leader 1921-39</small> | Treasurer ! style="background-color: {{Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Stanley Bruce]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[Ted Theodore]] | [[Image:Ted Theodore.jpg|60px]] | 1929 | 1932 | Australian Labor Party </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1929-32</small> | [[Treasurer of Australia|Treasurer]] ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[James Scullin]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[John Latham (judge)|John Latham]] | [[Image:Johnlatham.jpg|60px]] | 1932 | 1934 | [[United Australia Party]] </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1932-34</small> | Attorney-General </br>[[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Minister for External Affairs]] </br>[[Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia)|Minister for Industry]] ! style="background-color: {{Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color}}" rowspan="3" | | rowspan="3" | [[Joseph Lyons]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[George Pearce]] | [[Image:Sir George Pearce.jpg|60px]] | 1934 | 1934 | United Australia Party </br> <small>Deputy Leader 1934</small> | [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Minister for External Affairs]]<br />[[Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)|Minister in Charge of Territories]] |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Earle Page]] | [[Image:EarlePage.jpg|60px]] | 1934 | 1939 | Country Party </br> <small>Leader 1921-39</small> | [[Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)|Minister for Commerce]]<br />[[Minister for Health and Ageing (Australia)|Minister for Health]] |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Archie Cameron]] | [[Image:Archiecameron.jpg|60px]] | 1939 | 1940 | Country Party </br> <small>Leader 1939-40</small> | [[Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Australia)|Postmaster-General]]<br />[[Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)|Minister for Commerce]]<br />Minister for the Navy ! style="background-color: {{Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color}}" rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | [[Robert Menzies]] |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Arthur Fadden]] | [[Image:FaddenPEO.jpg|60px]] | 1940 | 1941 | Country Party</br> <small>Leader 1940-58</small> | [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for the Air]]<br />[[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Minister for Civil Aviation]]<br />[[Treasurer of Australia|Treasurer]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Billy Hughes]] | [[Image:Nla.ms-ms1538-10-582-e.jpg|60px]] | 1941 | 1941 | United Australia Party<br /><small>Leader 1941-43</small> | Minister for the Navy </br> Attorney-General ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Arthur Fadden]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | [[Frank Forde]] | rowspan="2" | [[Image:Frankforde.jpg|60px]] | rowspan="2" | 1941 | rowspan="2" | 1946 | rowspan="2" | Australian Labor Party<br /><small>Deputy Leader 1932-46</small> | rowspan="2" | [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for the Army]] </br> Minister for Defence ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[John Curtin]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | [[Ben Chifley]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Australian Labor Party/meta/color}}" | | [[H. V. Evatt]] | [[Image:EvattALP.jpg|60px]] | 1946 | 1949 | Australian Labor Party<br /><small>Deputy Leader 1946-51</small> | [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Minister for External Affairs]] </br> Attorney-General |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Arthur Fadden]] | [[Image:FaddenPEO.jpg|60px]] | 1949 | 1958 | Country Party</br> <small>Leader 1940-58</small> | [[Treasurer of Australia|Treasurer]] ! style="background-color: {{Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color}}" rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | [[Robert Menzies]] |- ! style="background-color: {{National Party of Australia/meta/color}}" rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | [[John McEwen]] | rowspan="2" | [[Image:Nla.pic-an23474705-v.jpg|60px]] | rowspan="2" | 1958 | rowspan="2" |1967 | rowspan="2" | Country Party </br> <small>Leader 1958-71</small> | rowspan="2" | [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade and Industry]] |- ! style="background-color: {{Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color}}" | | [[Harold Holt]] |} ==References== *{{cite web|title=Deputy Prime Ministers of Australia|url=http://static.moadoph.gov.au/ophgovau/media/images/apmc/docs/53-Deputy-PMs.pdf|publisher=Museum of Australian Democracy|accessdate=1 April 2012}} ==External links== *[http://www.dpm.gov.au/ The official site of the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia] [[Category:Deputy Prime Ministers of Australia| ]] [[Category:Lists of government ministers of Australia]] [[Category:Prime Minister of Australia]]'