| Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory | |
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| 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 position 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.
- ^ Manager, Web (17 November 2016). "Berry-Yvette". www.parliament.act.gov.au. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Deputy Chief Minister Simon Corbell to retire at 2016 ACT election". ABC News. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.