What is Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
{{Infobox official post | post = Deputy Prime Minister | body = the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | insignia = Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg | insigniacaption = [[Royal arms of the United Kingdom|Royal Arms]] of [[Government of the United Kingdom|His Majesty's Government]] | image = Angela Rayner Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 2.jpg | incumbent = [[Angela Rayner]] | incumbentsince = 5 July 2024 | department = [[Government of the United Kingdom]] | style = Deputy Prime Minister<br>{{small|(informal)}}<br>[[The Right Honourable]]<br>{{small|(within the UK and Commonwealth)}}<br>[[Excellency|His Excellency]]<br>{{small|(diplomatic)}} | status = Second highest in executive branch | nominator = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] | appointer = [[The Crown]]<br>{{small|(on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]])}} | first = [[Clement Attlee]] | formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1942|2|19}} | residence = ''None, may use [[Grace and favour]] residences'' | reports_to = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] | seat = [[Westminster]], [[London]] | termlength = No fixed term | member_of = {{ubl|[[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]]|[[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]]}} | website = {{url|https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/deputy-prime-ministers-office|www.gov.uk}} }} The '''Deputy Prime Minister''' (or '''DPM''') is, when appointed, the second highest ranking executive officer of the [[government of the United Kingdom]]. He or she would be the deputy chief of the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]]. Unlike other countries, the position of Deputy Prime Minister is not always needed or appointed. The [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] chooses whether or not they want to have a deputy. The position was created in 1942: [[Clement Attlee]] was the first Deputy Prime Minister. The present holder of this position is [[Angel