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.
Observed surface forms (5)
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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
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| 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
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title used at the discretion of the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| style | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| termLength | at His Majesty’s pleasure ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Deputy Prime Minister (general)
this entity surface form:
Vizepremierminister (German)
this entity surface form:
Deputy Prime Minister (de facto, as First Secretary of State)