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Deputy Prime Minister of Malta
Viċi Prim Ministru ta' Malta  (Maltese)
Coat of arms of Malta.svg
Coat of Arms of the Republic of Malta
Incumbent
Chris Fearne
since 17 July 2017
Style The Honourable
Member of Cabinet of Malta
Appointer President of Malta
Term length General Elections are held every five years at a maximum, but may be held sooner. The Deputy Prime Minister is by convention the deputy leader of the victorious party. No term limits are imposed on the office.
Formation 1947

The deputy prime minister of Malta (Maltese: Viċi Prim Ministru) 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

     Labour Party      Nationalist Party

Deputy Prime Minister Term of office Political party
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 No. Took office Left office
1 Dom Mintoff (1974).jpg Dom Mintoff
(1916–2012)		 1947 1949 Labour Party
Office abolished (1949 – 1971)
2 Dr. Anton Buttigieg.jpg Anton Buttigieg
(1912–1983)		 1971 1976 Labour Party
3 Agatha Barbara.jpg Agatha Barbara
(1923–2002)		 1976 1981 Labour Party
4 No image.svg Wistin Abela
(1933–2014)		 1981 1983 Labour Party
5 No image.svg Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
(1933–2022)		 1983 1984 Labour Party
6 No image.svg Guze Cassar
(1918–2001)		 1984 1987 Labour Party
7 Guido de Marco 2003 crop.jpg Guido de Marco
(1931–2010)		 1st 1987 28 October 1996 Nationalist Party
8 George William Vella.jpg George Vella
(born 1942)		 28 October 1996 6 September 1998 Labour Party
(7) Guido de Marco 2003 crop.jpg Guido de Marco
(1931–2010)		 2nd 6 September 1998 29 March 1999 Nationalist Party
9 Lawrence Gonzi 2009.jpg Lawrence Gonzi
(born 1953)		 29 March 1999 23 March 2004 Nationalist Party
10 Tonio Borg (cropped).jpg Tonio Borg
(born 1957)		 23 March 2004 28 November 2012 Nationalist Party
Office vacant (28 November 2012 – 13 March 2013)
11 Louis Grech (cropped).jpg Louis Grech
(born 1947)		 13 March 2013 5 June 2017 Labour Party
12 Informal meeting of health ministers (iEPSCO). Arrivals Chris Fearne (35653640850) (cropped).jpg Chris Fearne
(born 1963)		 17 July 2017 Incumbent Labour Party

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