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The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand is second most senior officer in the Government
Politics of New Zealand

The politics of New Zealand takes place in a framework of a Parliamentary system Representative democracy monarchy. The basic system is closely patterned on that of the Westminster System, although a number of significant modifications have been made....
 of New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
, although this seniority does not necessarily translate into power.

Generally, the position is held by the deputy leader of the ruling party, but now that the MMP electoral system makes coalitions more likely, the role may increasingly go to the leader of a junior party. This occurred with Winston Peters
Winston Peters

Winston Raymond Peters is a New Zealand politician and leader of New Zealand First, a political party he founded in 1993. Peters has had a turbulent political career since entering Parliament in 1978....
, leader of New Zealand First
New Zealand First

New Zealand First is a political party in New Zealand. It had members in the New Zealand House of Representatives for over fifteen years, from the date that Winston Peters, its leader, won his Tauranga electorate seat in 1993....
, and Jim Anderton
Jim Anderton

James Patrick Anderton, usually known as Jim Anderton , is leader of the New Zealand Progressive Party, a political party in the New Zealand Parliament....
, leader of the Alliance
Alliance (New Zealand political party)

The Alliance, in Politics of New Zealand, is a left-wing political party. The party is currently outside parliament, but has previously been a significant presence there....
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The post of Deputy Prime Minister was established in 1949.






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The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand is second most senior officer in the Government
Politics of New Zealand

The politics of New Zealand takes place in a framework of a Parliamentary system Representative democracy monarchy. The basic system is closely patterned on that of the Westminster System, although a number of significant modifications have been made....
 of New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
, although this seniority does not necessarily translate into power.

Generally, the position is held by the deputy leader of the ruling party, but now that the MMP electoral system makes coalitions more likely, the role may increasingly go to the leader of a junior party. This occurred with Winston Peters
Winston Peters

Winston Raymond Peters is a New Zealand politician and leader of New Zealand First, a political party he founded in 1993. Peters has had a turbulent political career since entering Parliament in 1978....
, leader of New Zealand First
New Zealand First

New Zealand First is a political party in New Zealand. It had members in the New Zealand House of Representatives for over fifteen years, from the date that Winston Peters, its leader, won his Tauranga electorate seat in 1993....
, and Jim Anderton
Jim Anderton

James Patrick Anderton, usually known as Jim Anderton , is leader of the New Zealand Progressive Party, a political party in the New Zealand Parliament....
, leader of the Alliance
Alliance (New Zealand political party)

The Alliance, in Politics of New Zealand, is a left-wing political party. The party is currently outside parliament, but has previously been a significant presence there....
.

The post of Deputy Prime Minister was established in 1949. Since then, sixteen people have held the position (one of them doing so twice). Of those people, only Holyoake, Marshall, Muldoon, Palmer, and Clark have eventually served as Prime Minister
Prime Minister of New Zealand

The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand....
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