Who is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia?
Julia Gillard – as of December 2007 Here’s a newspaper article about it from back in 2007 when it happened: http://www.independent.co.uk/…/…ister-760607.html As you see just from the url, the big news was that she was the first woman to be Deputy Prime Minister.
Title: Leader of The Nationals; Deputy Prime Minister; Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Party: The Nationals Parliament House Contact PO Box 6022 House of Representatives Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Tel: (02) 6277 7680 Fax: (02) 6273 4126 Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 18 April 1956), Australian politician, is Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the National Party of Australia. He has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Lyne, New South Wales. Vaile was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and worked as a farm machinery retailer and stock and station and real estate agent before entering politics. He has never farmed his own land. He was a member of the Greater Taree City Council 1985-93, including three years as Deputy Mayor. Vaile is married with three daughters and lives on a 40 ha (approx 99 acres) rural property outside Taree, New South Wales. Vaile was Assistant National Party Whip 199
