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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
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin O'Higgins | December 6, 1922 | July 10, 1927 | Cumann na nGaedhael
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| 2. | Ernest Blythe | July 14, 1932 | March 9, 1932 | Cumann na nGaedhael
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| 3. | Seán T. O'Kelly | March 9, 1932 | December 29, 1937 | Fianna Fáil
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