The deputy prime minister of Australia is the deputy head of government and the second highest ranking officer of the Australian Government. The office of deputy prime minister was officially created
Richard Marles in Feb 2023
Prime Minister John McEwen with John Gorton on 9 January 1968. The following day, Gorton was sworn in as prime minister, and McEwen became the inaugural deputy prime minister.
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Richard Donald Marles is an Australian politician and lawyer who has served as the 19th deputy prime minister of Australia and the minister for defence since 2022. He has been the deputy leader of the
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
…Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Commonwealth Coat of Arms Flag of Australia Incumbent Richard Marles since 23 May 2022 Style The Honourable Abbreviation DPM Member of Parliament Cabinet Federal Executive Council National Security Committee Reports to…
Official portrait, 2022
Marles visiting Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya, in 2012
Marles visiting the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, United States, in February 2025
Marles and Philippine Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro witness joint Australia–Philippine military exercises in San Vicente, Palawan, Philippines, in August 2025