Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand

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The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand is the second-highest-ranking member of the New Zealand government, acting as the chief deputy to the Prime Minister and often assuming their duties when they are absent.

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Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand canonical 7

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
actsAs chief deputy to the Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
appointedBy Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
appointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
associatedWith New Zealand Cabinet Manual ⓘ
assumesDutiesOf Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
category Deputy prime ministers ⓘ
Government of New Zealand ⓘ
Politics of New Zealand ⓘ
constitutionalBasis constitutional convention ⓘ
constitutionalRole not separately defined in detail in the New Zealand constitution ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
currentHolderAsOf2023 Winston Peters ⓘ
currentHolderAssumedOfficeYear 2023 ⓘ
currentHolderPartyAsOf2023 New Zealand First ⓘ
firstHolder Walter Nash ⓘ
formationYear 1949 ⓘ
isDeputyTo Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
memberOf Cabinet of New Zealand ⓘ
nativeName Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
officeHoldersMustBe Members of Parliament of New Zealand ⓘ
officeHoldersOften hold additional ministerial portfolios ⓘ
officeHoldersUsually leader or senior figure of a coalition partner ⓘ
officeType deputy head of government ⓘ
partOf Executive branch of New Zealand ⓘ
Government of New Zealand ⓘ
politicalSystemContext Westminster system ⓘ
positionInGovernment second-highest-ranking member of the New Zealand government ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of New Zealand ⓘ
requiresMembership New Zealand House of Representatives ⓘ
residenceCountry New Zealand ⓘ
responsibility acting Prime Minister when required ⓘ
representing the government in the absence of the Prime Minister ⓘ
supporting the Prime Minister in coordinating government policy ⓘ
roleWhenPrimeMinisterAbsent acts as head of government ⓘ
seat Wellington ⓘ
style The Right Honourable ⓘ
subordinateTo Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
symbol Coat of arms of New Zealand ⓘ
termLength at His Majesty’s pleasure ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jack Marshall → positionHeld → Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
Cabinet of New Zealand → includes → Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand → nativeName → Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
Geoffrey Palmer → positionHeld → Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
Joseph Ward → positionHeld → Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
Don McKinnon → positionHeld → Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ