List of deputy prime ministers of Malta explained

Post:Deputy Prime Minister
Body:Malta
Flag:Flag of Malta.svg
Insignia:Coat of arms of Malta.svg
Insigniasize:125px
Insigniacaption:Coat of Arms of the Republic of Malta
Incumbent:vacant
Member Of:Cabinet of Malta
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:President of Malta
Termlength: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
Deputy Prime MinisterTerm of officePolitical party
1Dom Mintoff
19471949Labour Party
Office abolished (1949 – 1971)
2Anton Buttigieg
19711976Labour Party
3Agatha Barbara
19761981Labour Party
4Wistin Abela
19811983Labour Party
5Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
19831984Labour Party
6Guze Cassar
19841987Labour Party
7Guido de Marco
198728 October 1996Nationalist Party
8George Vella
28 October 19966 September 1998Labour Party
Guido de Marco
6 September 199829 March 1999Nationalist Party
9Lawrence Gonzi
29 March 199923 March 2004Nationalist Party
10Tonio Borg
23 March 200428 November 2012Nationalist Party
Office vacant (28 November 2012 – 13 March 2013)
11Louis Grech
13 March 20135 June 2017Labour Party
12Chris Fearne
17 July 201710 May 2024Labour Party

See also