List of deputy prime ministers of Malta
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.