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	Remarks With Italian Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini After Their Meeting
		DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER FINI: (Via interpreter) I would like to thank the Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, who just a few moments ago, has mentioned and stressed once again the traditional and closer relations of cooperation and friendship between the United States and Italy.
		DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER FINI: Though in conditions which are different among themselves, what's happening in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans, as well as the Middle East is part and parcel of this strategy.
		DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER FINI: The higher number of countries involved, the higher the success rate of the pressure on Tehran.
	www.state.gov /secretary/rm/2006/59611.htm (1778 words)

	Deputy Prime Minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Deputy Prime Minister is the deputy of a Prime Minister, and a member of a nation's cabinet.
		Deputy Prime Ministers traditionally serve as acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent or incapable of exercising his/her power.
		Deputy Prime Minister is often a job that is held simultaneously with another ministry, and is usually given to one of the most senior, experienced ministers of the cabinet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister (198 words)

	Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However in special circumstances in the 20th and 21st centuries British Prime Ministers have chosen to designate one of their cabinet colleagues to possess such a role as a form of honorific.
		John Prescott, who was elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in opposition, was appointed Deputy Prime Minister by Tony Blair in 1997, in addition to being Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
		In May 2006 the department was removed from the control of the Deputy Prime Minister and renamed as the Department for Communities and Local Government with Ruth Kelly as the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom (1131 words)

	Prime Minister of Israel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Prime Minister is a powerful political leader of the government while the President of Israel is a largely ceremonial head of state.
		For the Prime Minister to successfully form a government, his proposed Cabinet must be approved by at least 61 members (a majority) in the Knesset.
		Following the "significant" stroke suffered by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in January 2006, a decision was reached by the Israeli Cabinet, under the advice of the Attorney General of Israel to implement the Articles in the Basic Law relevant to the situation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel (869 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Prime Minister of Australia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Prime Minister's official residence is the Lodge in Canberra.
		The Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General under section 64 of the Australian Constitution.
		If the Prime Minister is removed as leader of his or her party, or if he or she loses a vote of no-confidence in the House of Representatives, he or she must resign the office or be dismissed by the Governor-General.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Prime_Minister_of_Australia (786 words)

	ipedia.com: Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Article
		In the event of the resignation or death of a Prime Minister, the governing party or coalition would choose an interim leader, or in the case in which extended notice is given, hold a leadership convention.
		The only official duty of the Deputy Prime Minister is to answer on behalf of overall government policy during Question Period in the absence of the Prime Minister.
		In fact, one Deputy Prime Minister, Sheila Copps, attracted controversy in 1993 by simply asserting that she was "in charge" of government business while the Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien, was out of the country on a state visit.
	www.ipedia.com /deputy_prime_minister_of_canada.html (435 words)

	Council of Ministers - Deputy Prime Minister
		Main / Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus / Presidium of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus / Deputy Prime Minister
		Deputy Prime Ministers of the Republic of Belarus
		Presidium of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus
	www.government.by /en/eng_sostav_m7_presidium.html (143 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
		The Prime Minister is appointed by the Sovereign, who is bound by constitutional convention to choose the individual most likely to command the support of the House of Commons (normally, the leader of the party with a majority in that body).
		The title "Prime Minister", however, is not altogether a matter of convention, as in 1905 it was in a sense given official recognition when the "Prime Minister" was named in the "order of precedence," outranked, among non-royals, only by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and by the Lord Chancellor.
		Ministers, Privy Counsellors, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, senior civil servants, senior military officers, senior judges, Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of England, members of important committees and commissions, and several other officials are selected, and in some cases may be removed, by the Prime Minister.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom (4755 words)

	Deputy Prime Minister of Canada - 1977 to Date (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The designation, Deputy Prime Minister, is strictly an honorary title conferred at the discretion of the Prime Minister on a member of the Cabinet.
		Allan J. MacEachen Deputy Prime Minister as well as Government House leader in an interview with the press subsequent to the nomination of his Cabinet, September 16th, 1977.
		Instruments of advice are usually used when the Prime Minister wishes to inform or solicit the Crown in matters related to the Royal Prerogative.
	www.parl.gc.ca /information/about/people/key/DepPrimeMin.asp?lang=E (335 words)

	John Prescott (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He was a member of the Council of Europe between 1972 and 1975, Delegate EEC Parliamentary in 1975 and Leader of the Labour Party Delegation to the European Parliament between 1976 and 1979.
		The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created as part of the Cabinet Office in 2001, and was made a Department in its own right in 2002.
		The first Deputy Prime Minister was Clement Attlee who held the title from 1942 to 1945.
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/Page1376.asp (464 words)

	Politics - Turkish Press: Daily News
		Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is having a meeting with State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek and Interior Minister Besir Atalay at his office to discuss recent terrorist attacks in southeastern province of Hakkari.
		Turkish Government Spokesman, State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said on Monday that government requested a 1 year motion on a cross-border operation, based on Article 92 of the Turkish Constitution, to eradicate terrorist threats and attacks arising from north of Iraq within the framework of Turkey's international rights arising from international laws.
		Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the government was likely to submit a motion to parliament Thursday seeking approval for an incursion into northern Iraq to pursue PKK terrorists.
	www.turkishpress.com /politics (685 words)

	rediff.com: Advani appointed deputy prime minister
		Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee also initiated the process of revamp of his Cabinet and the BJP, in which External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh and Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha are expected to swap positions and Rural Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu tipped to head the party.
		The prime minister spoke to Banerjee in a bid to persuade her to accept a portfolio other than Railways currently held by Samata Party leader Nitish Kumar.
		Devi Lal, who was deputy prime minister in V P Singh's Cabinet and was later sacked by him, was again appointed to the post when Chandrasekhar succeeded him in 1990.
	www.rediff.com /news/2002/jun/29adv.htm (737 words)

	Australia's Prime Ministers - Who's Who (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Minister for Repatriation (19 December 1972 – 12 June 1974), minister assisting the Minister for Defence (19 December 1972 – 12 June 1974 and 6 June 1975 – 11 November 1975), Postmaster-General (12 June 1974 – 11 November 1975) in the Whitlam government.
		Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (19 December 1972 – 9 October 1973) and Minister for the Capital Territory (9 October 1973 – 11 November 1975) in the Whitlam government.
		Menadue was head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet in 1974—76, Australia’s Ambassador to Japan 1976—8, head of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs 1980—83, head of the Department of the Special Minister of State 1983, and head of the Department of Trade 1983—86.
	primeministers.naa.gov.au /whoswho.asp?pmSelectName=21&searchType=pm (3005 words)

	BBC NEWS \| VOTE2001 \| Prescott sees red
		Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was under intense pressure on Wednesday night after he was involved in a punch-up during a campaign visit and effectively destroyed Labour's manifesto launch.
		The prime minister had already been confronted by a voter furious at his record on the health service.
		The deputy prime minister and ex-seaman is infamous for his short fuse and his political career has been littered with incidents related to his temper.
	news.bbc.co.uk /vote2001/hi/english/newsid_1335000/1335033.stm (456 words)

	PM Sharon met with Chinese Deputy Prime Minister
		Prime Minister Sharon added that we view recent developments in the PA as an historic opportunity, in the framework of which it will be possible to advance the diplomatic process.
		Prime Minister Sharon briefed his guest on the videoconference he held this morning with Foreign Ministry representatives in Beijing and expressed his desire to strengthen bilateral cooperation and to increase the scope of bilateral trade, which is currently worth over $2 billion.
		Prime Minister Sharon told his guest that Israel is looking forward to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and that he hopes that Israeli companies will have an equal opportunity to bid for Olympics-related contracts, particularly regarding communications and security.
	www.pmo.gov.il /nr/exeres/10B5BBC7-0AB7-4189-966A-725029058D8D.htm (628 words)

	Shimon Peres - The Eighth Prime Minister
		In 1969 Peres was appointed Minister of Absorption, and was assigned responsibility for the economic development of Judea and Samaria.
		Following the 1988 elections, a National Unity Government was re-established, and Peres was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, posts which he held until the government's dissolution in 1990.
		In 1994, in recognition of his efforts in the pursuit of peace, Peres was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PA Chairman Yasser Arafat.
	www.pmo.gov.il /PMOEng/History/FormerPrimeMinister/ShimonPeres.htm (564 words)

	Downing Street Says...: Deputy Prime Minister
		Asked for any developments on whether Sir John Bourn would be making an inquiry into whether the Deputy Prime Minister might have breached the Ministerial Code, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that as he had said all week he was not going to speak for other departments and their responsibilities.
		Put to him that it was his job as the Prime Minister's Spokesman to elucidate the Prime Minister's words, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister's words spoke for themselves and he had nothing to add.
		Asked if the Prime Minister had seen or spoken to the Deputy Prime Minister in the last 24 hours or had any plans to meet him, the PMOS repeated that he did not brief on discussions between the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues.
	www.downingstreetsays.org /archives/002604.html (452 words)

	Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State \| Homepage
		In May 2006 the Prime Minister asked John Prescott to oversee and co-ordinate the efficient development of Government policy across the full range of domestic policy areas, which he will do through his chairmanship of a number of major Cabinet Committees.
		The Prime Minister also asked him to continue with his international work particularly with regard to China, and, in recognition of his work in delivering the Kyoto Treaty, to work with the Foreign Secretary and the Secretary of State for the Environment on implementing our domestic post-Kyoto environmental objectives within the UK
		Read the Prime Minister's letter to John Prescott, setting out his roles and responsibilities
	www.dpm.gov.uk (178 words)

	Angolan Deputy Prime Minister Announces Progress on Reaching a Formal Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Minister also said the agreement with the IMF would contain a number of measures related to transparency and accountability that would dispel the incorrect perception that the Angolan government is not being forthcoming about its revenues and expenditures.
		The Deputy Prime Minister’s announcement is only the latest in a series of measures the Government of Angola has taken to improve macro-economic management and accountability.
		Angola’s Ambassador to the United States, Josefina Pitra Diakité hailed the Deputy Prime Minister’s announcement and expressed her hope that with the signing of an agreement, the Angolan government can begin a meaningful dialogue with international donors regarding a donor’s conference for Angola.
	www.us-angola.org /New_Folder/angolan_deputy_prime_minister_an.htm (401 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 17 Jun 2003 (pt 17)
		The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is aware of the importance of the Burslem Townscape Heritage Scheme to the regeneration of Stoke.
		To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will discuss with the Ministry of Defence the disposal of empty Service family houses at Colchester Garrison; and if he will make arrangements for them to be transferred to a registered social housing landlord.
		The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has carried out a public consultation exercise on draft guidance for planning authorities on how to meet the Directive's requirements, and the finished guidance will be published later this year.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030617/text/30617w17.htm (1585 words)

	Worldandnation: Departing deputy prime minister considers ambassador offer
		Deputy Prime Minister John Manley is leaving federal politics but is said to be considering an offer to become the Canadian ambassador to Washington.
		Manley, 53, who is also Canada's finance minister, said he wants to move on to new challenges and will leave the Cabinet once Paul Martin takes over as prime minister on Dec. 12.
		Prime minister-in-waiting Paul Martin has started reorganizing the top office of the land by appointing Tim Murphy, a former member of the Provincial Parliament, to be his chief of staff.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/11/30/Worldandnation/Departing_deputy_prim.shtml (833 words)

	Office of the Prime Minister
		Dr Lawrence Gonzi was appointed Prime Minister on 23 March 2004 having served as Speaker between 1988 and 1996, as Minister since September 1998 and Deputy Prime Minister since May 1999.
		He was appointed Opposition Party Whip, Secretary to the Parliamentary Group and Shadow Minister for Social Policy in 1996 and Minister for Social Policy and Leader of the House of Representatives in September 1998.
		Dr Gonzi held the positions of Minister for Social Policy, Leader of the House and Deputy Prime Minister until March 2004 when he was elected leader of the Nationalist Party and, subsequently, he was appointed Prime Minister.
	www.opm.gov.mt /the.prime.minister.htm (272 words)

	Powell, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Discuss Reconstruction
		The secretary and the deputy prime minister both forcefully rejected the suggestion that the insurgency is driven by ordinary Iraqis who fear a U.S. occupation threatens their way of life.
		And I committed to the Deputy Prime Minister as well as to the President and the Prime Minister that we would be doing this in the very near future: to speed up the flow of money in order to get the job done because reconstruction and security are two sides of the same coin.
		DEPUTY PM BARHAM SALIH: On the issue of hostage taking, undoubtedly this is a serious concern for the government and I can tell you last week, for example, a major band involved with hostage taking has been arrested.
	usinfo.state.gov /xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2004&m=July&x=20040731181133retnuh.ategdirb0.9745752&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html (3188 words)

	Iraq to take over the south's security: deputy PM - World - smh.com.au
		Deputy Prime Minister Salam Zikam Ali al-Zubaie was responding to a Japanese news report that Australia, British and Japanese troops will transfer security responsibilities in southern Iraq to Iraqi authorities next week, and soon withdraw from the area.
		Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is expected to announce a pullout by Japan from the southern city of Samawah as early as next Wednesday, Japanese government and ruling coalition sources said.
		Officials in the Iraqi prime minister's media office said they could not confirm or deny the report.
	www.smh.com.au /news/world/aussies-out-of-south-iraqi-deputy-pm/2006/06/16/1149964733822.html (539 words)

	Downing Street Says...: Deputy Prime Minister
		Asked what the Deputy Prime Minister would be doing in Helsinki, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said it was all part of the run up to the Finnish EU presidency in June.
		Asked whether the Deputy Prime Minister was now in charge of EU policy, the PMOS said no but as the Prime Minister had made clear in his appointment letter the Deputy Prime Minister, the had always had a role in representing him abroad.
		Asked if journalists could expect to see the Deputy Prime Minister doing more abroad now, the PMOS said that the Deputy Prime Minister chaired and deputy chaired a range of cabinet committees, which was very time consuming.
	www.downingstreetsays.org /archives/002701.html (324 words)

	Spy Blog: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister displays its ignorance of mobile phone Location Based Services (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is the Government department which sets the planning policies which affect the siting of Mobile Phone mast transmitters.
		Obviously if the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott himself had been answering the question, the quality of the Answer would have been, ahem, different.
		It is the insight into the technological prejudices of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the NuLabour Minister Jim Fitzpatrick, which is so worrying.
	www.spy.org.uk /spyblog/2006/01/office_of_the_deputy_prime_min.html (797 words)

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