Deputy Prime Minister of Australia facts for kids
| Deputy Prime Minister of Australia | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General of Australia on the recommendation of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At the Governor-General's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | John McEwen |
| Formation | 10 January 1968 (first gazetted) |
| Salary | AU$416,212 (since 2017) |
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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 ministerial portfolio in 1968.
The Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
When Australia has a Coalition Government (as it does now), the Coalition Agreement must agree that all Coalition members support the leader of the Liberal Party becoming Prime Minister and agrees that the leader of the National Party be selected as Deputy Prime Minister.
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Prime Minister John McEwen with John Gorton on 9 January 1968. The following day, Gorton was sworn in as Prime Minister, and McEwen became the inaugural Deputy Prime Minister.
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