Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory | |
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since 31 October 2016 | |
Style | The Honourable |
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Seat | 1 Constitution Avenue, Canberra |
Nominator | Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory |
Formation | 16 May 1989 |
First holder | Paul Whalan |
The deputy chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the second-most senior officer in the Government of the Australian Capital Territory. The deputy chief ministership has been a ministerial portfolio since its establishment in 1989. Unlike in other states and territories, the deputy chief minister of the ACT is not nominally appointed by an administrator or vice-regal, but by the chief minister.
The current deputy chief minister is the Labor Party's Yvette Berry[1] who took over from former Labor deputy leader Simon Corbell on 31 October 2016, following Corbell's retirement[2] at the 2016 Australian Capital Territory general election.