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Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
Borderfederal_australia
Ministerprime
TitleDeputy Prime Minister
JurisdictionAustralia
IncumbentWayne Swan
Appointed ByQuentin Bryce
GovernorGovernor-General of Australia
First MinisterJohn McEwen
DateJanuary 1968

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The Deputy Prime Minister of Australia is the second-most senior officer in the Government of Australia. The Deputy Prime Ministership has been a ministerial portfolio since 1968, and the Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister.

The current Deputy Prime Minister is Labor's Wayne Swan.

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