Category talk:Deputy Prime Ministers

"Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, for example, is a civil service position ..."

Not really. See: Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Wikipedia. I thought there might be a difference between Britain and Canada so checked but no, the two seem to be similar. Unlike the US VP, the Deputy PM fills in on a more temporary basis if the PM is incapacitated, resigns or dies. The "permanent" appointment (until the next general election) is made by either the parliamentary party caucus or at a party convention, depending on the particular party.

In Canada, the senior civil servant that is the deputy to the PM is the Clerk of the Privy Council. I'm sure there is someone similar in the UK but neither would be the Deputy PM. ML4E (talk) 16:15, October 25, 2016 (UTC)