List of deputy prime ministers of Malta

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Deputy Prime Minister of Malta Viċi Prim Ministru ta' Malta (Maltese)
Coat of Arms of the Republic of Malta
Incumbent Ian Borg
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet of Malta
Appointer	President of Malta
Term length	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

Politics of Malta
Republic Constitution President (list) Myriam Spiteri Debono
Government Prime Minister (list) Robert Abela Deputy Prime Minister (list) Ian Borg Cabinet (current)
Parliament Speaker (list) Angelo Farrugia Deputy Speaker (list) David Agius Leader of the House (list) Ian Borg Leader of the Opposition (list) Bernard Grech
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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.

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.

Political parties

Deputy Prime Minister			Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	No.	Took office	Left office
1		Dom Mintoff (1916–2012)		1947	1949	Labour Party
Office abolished (1949 – 1971)
2		Anton Buttigieg (1912–1983)		1971	1976	Labour Party
3		Agatha Barbara (1923–2002)		1976	1981	Labour Party
4		Wistin Abela (1933–2014)		1981	1983	Labour Party
5		Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici (1933–2022)		1983	1984	Labour Party
6		Guze Cassar (1918–2001)		1984	1987	Labour Party
7		Guido de Marco (1931–2010)	1st	1987	28 October 1996	Nationalist Party
8		George Vella (born 1942)		28 October 1996	6 September 1998	Labour Party
(7)		Guido de Marco (1931–2010)	2nd	6 September 1998	29 March 1999	Nationalist Party
9		Lawrence Gonzi (born 1953)		29 March 1999	23 March 2004	Nationalist Party
10		Tonio Borg (born 1957)		23 March 2004	28 November 2012	Nationalist Party
Office vacant (28 November 2012 – 13 March 2013)
11		Louis Grech (born 1947)		13 March 2013	5 June 2017	Labour Party
12		Chris Fearne (born 1963)		17 July 2017	10 May 2024	Labour Party
13		Ian Borg (born 1986)		17 September 2024	incumbent	Labour Party

• Deputy Prime Minister of Malta
• Prime Minister of Malta
• President of Malta
• Government of Malta
• House of Representatives of Malta