副總理或副閣揆,在某些國家是總理的副職,在總理職務出現空缺或擔任總理之人無法行使權力時,副總理可以代理總理職權。例如某國總理突然罹患重病、去世、意外辭職、出國等,副總理直接代行總理之權。有些國家的副總理會兼任閣員或無任所閣員[1]。
副總理不一定只有一人,如中國副總理就有數人,並有排名先後。
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