What is Deputy Prime Minister of Australia?
{{Infobox official post |post = Deputy Prime Minister |body = Australia |insignia = Coat of arms of the Commonweatlh of Australia.svg |insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Australia|Commonwealth Coat of Arms]] |image = |incumbent = [[Richard Marles]] |incumbentsince = 23 May 2022 |department = |style = [[The Honourable]] |member_of = |reports_to = |residence = |seat = |appointer = [[Governor-General of Australia]] on the recommendation of the [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] |appointer_qualified = |termlength = [[At the Governor-General's pleasure]] |termlength_qualified = |formation = 10 January 1968 (first gazetted) |inaugural = [[John McEwen]] |salary = AU$416,212 (since 2017) |website = }} The '''Deputy Prime Minister of Australia''' is the second-most senior officer in the [[Government of Australia]]. The office of Deputy Prime Minister was officially created as a [[Minister (government)|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]]. ==Living former deputy prime ministers== As of {{Monthyear}}, there are 11 living former deputy prime ministers of Australia, the oldest being [[Brian Howe (politician)|Brian Howe]] (born 1936). The most recent former deputy prime minister to die was [[Doug Anthony]] (1971–72, 1975–83), on 20 December 2020. * [[Paul Keating]] (1990–91) * [[Brian Howe (politician)|Brian Howe]] (1991–95) * [[Kim Beazley]] (1995–96) * [[John Anderson (Australian politician)|John Anderson]] (1999–2005) * [[Mark Vaile]] (2005–07) * [[Julia Gillard]] (2007–10) * [[Wayne Swan]] (2010–13) * [[Anthony Albanese]] (2013) * [[Warren Truss]] (2013–16) * [[Michael McCormack (Australian politician)|Michael McCormack]] (2018–21) * [[Barnaby Joyce]] (2016-18; 2021–22) [[Category:Deputy Prime Ministers of Australia|*]] {{politics-stub}}