Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State

The Vice-President of the Executive Council was in effect the deputy prime minister of the Irish Free State. The office was created in 1922, when the state came into existence. In 1937 the new Constitution of Ireland replaced the post with that of Tánaiste.

Vice-Presidents of the Executive Council

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1.	Kevin O'Higgins	December 6, 1922	July 10, 1927	Cumann na nGaedhael
2.	Ernest Blythe	July 14, 1932	March 9, 1932	Cumann na nGaedhael
3.	Seán T. O'Kelly	March 9, 1932	December 29, 1937	Fianna Fáil