The deputy prime minister of Malta () is the deputy head of government and second most senior officer in the Government of Malta after the prime minister of Malta, being a minister in his own right.
Constitutional functions
Being the deputy to the prime minister, the deputy prime minister can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. Eleven people have served as deputy prime minister of Malta since the office was established in 1947. The post did not exist in the period between 1949 and 1971 and was vacant in the period between 2012 and 2013.
List of officeholders Political parties
Deputy Prime MinisterTerm of officePolitical party 1Dom Mintoff19471949Labour Party Office abolished (1949 – 1971) 2Anton Buttigieg19711976Labour Party 3Agatha Barbara19761981Labour Party 4Wistin Abela19811983Labour Party 5Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici19831984Labour Party 6Guze Cassar19841987Labour Party 7Guido de Marco198728 October 1996Nationalist Party 8George Vella28 October 19966 September 1998Labour Party Guido de Marco6 September 199829 March 1999Nationalist Party 9Lawrence Gonzi29 March 199923 March 2004Nationalist Party 10Tonio Borg23 March 200428 November 2012Nationalist Party Office vacant (28 November 2012 – 13 March 2013) 11Louis Grech13 March 20135 June 2017Labour Party 12Chris Fearne17 July 201710 May 2024Labour Party 13Ian Borg17 September 2024incumbentLabour Party
See also Deputy Prime Minister of Malta Prime Minister of Malta President of Malta Government of Malta House of Representatives of Malta
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