Deputy Prime Minister of Australia - Informal Deputy Prime Ministers

Informal Deputy Prime Ministers

The office of Deputy Prime Minister was created in January 1968 but prior to that time the term was used unofficially for the second-highest ranking minister in the government.

Name Picture Term of Office Political party and position Ministerial Offices Prime Minister
Alfred Deakin 1901 1903 Protectionist Party
Attorney-General Edmund Barton
William Lyne 1903 1904 Protectionist Party
Minister for Trade and Customs Alfred Deakin
Gregor McGregor 1904 1904 Australian Labor Party
Vice-President of the Executive Council Chris Watson
Joseph Cook 1904 1905 Free Trade Party
No Portfolio George Reid
William Lyne 1905 1908 Protectionist Party
Minister for Trade and Customs
Treasurer
Alfred Deakin
Gregor McGregor 1908 1909 Australian Labor Party
Vice-President of the Executive Council Andrew Fisher
Joseph Cook 1909 1910 Commonwealth Liberal Party
Minister for Defence Alfred Deakin
Gregor McGregor 1910 1913 Australian Labor Party
Vice-President of the Executive Council Andrew Fisher
John Forrest 1913 1914 Commonwealth Liberal Party
Treasurer Joseph Cook
Billy Hughes 1914 1915 Australian Labor Party
Attorney-General Andrew Fisher
George Pearce 1915 1916 Australian Labor Party
Minister for Defence Billy Hughes
1916 1917 National Labor Party
Joseph Cook 1917 1921 Nationalist
Minister for the Navy
Treasurer
Earle Page 1923 1929 Country Party
Treasurer Stanley Bruce
Ted Theodore 1929 1932 Australian Labor Party
Treasurer James Scullin
John Latham 1932 1934 United Australia Party
Attorney-General
Minister for External Affairs
Minister for Industry
Joseph Lyons
George Pearce 1934 1934 United Australia Party
Minister for External Affairs
Minister in Charge of Territories
Earle Page 1934 1939 Country Party
Minister for Commerce
Minister for Health
Archie Cameron 1939 1940 Country Party
Postmaster-General
Minister for Commerce
Minister for the Navy
Robert Menzies
Arthur Fadden 1940 1941 Country Party
Minister for the Air
Minister for Civil Aviation
Treasurer
Billy Hughes 1941 1941 United Australia Party
Minister for the Navy
Attorney-General
Arthur Fadden
Frank Forde 1941 1946 Australian Labor Party
Minister for the Army
Minister for Defence
John Curtin
Ben Chifley
H. V. Evatt 1946 1949 Australian Labor Party
Minister for External Affairs
Attorney-General
Arthur Fadden 1949 1958 Country Party
Treasurer Robert Menzies
John McEwen 1958 1967 Country Party
Minister for Trade and Industry
Harold Holt

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