Deputy Prime Minister

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The Deputy Prime Minister is a senior UK government minister who supports and can stand in for the Prime Minister, often coordinating major policy and cross-departmental work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
advisedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
associatedWith Cabinet Office NERFINISHED
canActAs Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
canChair Cabinet meetings in the absence of the Prime Minister
canRepresent Prime Minister at official functions
country United Kingdom
firstHolder Clement Attlee NERFINISHED
formationContext Second World War NERFINISHED
hasAlsoBeenTitled First Secretary of State NERFINISHED
hasNo independent constitutional powers
inception 1942
insignia Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
insigniaType coat of arms
isOften de facto second-in-command of the government
jurisdiction United Kingdom government NERFINISHED
language English
mayHoldConcurrently other senior ministerial portfolio
memberOf Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
nativeLabel Deputy Prime Minister NERFINISHED
officeHeldBy Oliver Dowden NERFINISHED
officeHolderMustBe Member of Parliament
member of the Privy Council
officeIs not always filled
officeType deputy head of government
partOf Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
positionHeld Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
precedence ranks immediately after the Prime Minister in the Cabinet
rank senior ministerial office
reportsTo Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
residence No. 10 Downing Street NERFINISHED
No. 11 Downing Street NERFINISHED
responsibility coordinating cross-departmental policy
overseeing major government initiatives
standing in for the Prime Minister when required
supporting the Prime Minister
seat London NERFINISHED
status not a statutory office
title used at the discretion of the Prime Minister
style The Right Honourable
termLength at His Majesty’s pleasure

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Government of Vietnam hasDeputyLeaderTitle Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary isComparableTo Deputy Prime Minister
this entity surface form: Deputy Prime Minister (general)
Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg nativeLabel Deputy Prime Minister
this entity surface form: Vizepremierminister (German)
Damian Green positionHeld Deputy Prime Minister
this entity surface form: Deputy Prime Minister (de facto, as First Secretary of State)