Deputy Premier of Victoria

Deputy Premier of Victoria
Incumbent
James Merlino
since 4 December 2014
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor of Victoria
Term length At the Governor's pleasure
Formation Constitution of Victoria
First holder Sir Albert Dunstan

The Deputy Premier of Victoria is the second-most senior officer in the Government of Victoria. The Deputy Premiership has been a ministerial portfolio since, and the Deputy Premier is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier.

The current Deputy Premier is James Merlino of the Labor Party.

Duties

The duties of the Deputy Premier are to act on behalf of the Premier in his or her absence overseas or on leave. The Deputy Premier has always been a member of the Cabinet, and has always held at least one substantive portfolio (It would be technically possible for a minister to hold only the portfolio of Deputy Premier, but this has never happened).

If the Premier were to die, become incapacitated or resign, the Governor would normally appoint the Deputy Premier as Premier. If the governing or majority party had not yet elected a new leader, that appointment would be on an interim basis. Should a different leader emerge, that person would then be appointed Premier.

During the period of a Labor government, the Deputy Premier is typically the deputy leader of the Labor parliamentary party. During periods of government by the Liberal-National coalition, the Deputy Premier is usually the leader of the junior coalition partner, the Nationals.

List of Deputy Premiers of Victoria

Please note that this list may be incomplete due to lack of information

#NameTook OfficeLeft OfficeParty
1Albert DunstanMarch 193216 May 1932Country
2Robert MenziesMay 1932July 1934Nationalist
3Wilfrid Kent HughesMarch 1935April 1935Nationalist
4Murray BourchierApril 1935June 1936Country
5Francis OldJune 1936October 1937Country
6Albert Lind13 October 193714 September 1943Country
7Herbert Cremean14 September 194318 September 1943Labor
8Thomas Hollway18 September 19432 October 1945United Australia
9Thomas Maltby2 October 194521 November 1945United Australia
10Frank FieldNovember 1945November 1947Labor
11John McDonaldNovember 1947December 1948Country
Wilfrid Kent HughesDecember 1948October 1949Liberal/Liberal and Country
12Trevor OldhamNovember 1949June 1950Liberal and Country
13Keith DodgshunJune 1950October 1952Country
14Alexander DennettOctober 1952October 1952Independent
Keith DodgshunOctober 1952December 1952Country
15Bill Galvin17 December 19527 June 1955Labor
16Sir Arthur RylahJune 1955March 1971Liberal
17Dick HamerMarch 1971August 1972Liberal
18Lindsay ThompsonAugust 1972June 1981Liberal
19Bill Borthwick5 June 19818 April 1982Liberal
20Robert Fordham8 April 198231 January 1989Labor
21Joan Kirner7 February 198910 August 1990Labor
22Jim Kennan10 August 19906 October 1992Labor
23Pat McNamara6 October 199221 October 1999National
24John Thwaites21 October 199930 July 2007Labor
25Rob Hulls30 July 20072 December 2010Labor
26Peter Ryan2 December 20104 December 2014National
27James Merlino4 December 2014presentLabor

Living former Deputy Premiers

As of January 2016, there are five living former Deputy Premiers. The most recent Deputy Premier to die was Joan Kirner on 1 June 2015.

NameTerm of officeDate of birth
Robert Fordham 1982–1989 10 February 1942
Pat McNamara 1992–1999 11 August 1949
John Thwaites 1999–2007 15 October 1955
Rob Hulls 2007–2010 23 January 1957
Peter Ryan 2010–2014 30 October 1950

Notable careers

Among the most notable former Deputy Premiers of Victoria have been Sir Robert Menzies (1932–1934) who become the longest serving Prime Minister of Australia. Others include Sir Albert Dunstan (1932) who later became Premier for a then record of eleven years, Sir Rupert Hamer (1971–1972) who later became a long serving Premier and Thomas Hollway (1943–1945) who was Premier on three different occasions.

See also

References

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