Tánaiste
The Tánaiste (pronounced "taw-nish-ta") is the deputy prime minister of Éire or the Republic of Ireland. The office was created in the 1937 Constitution of Ireland, replacing the previous office known as Vice-President of the Executive Council that had existed in the Irish Free State Constitution.| Tánaiste | Years | Party | Life time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean T. O'Kelly | 1937-'45 | Fianna Fáil | 1882-1966 |
| Sean Lemass | 1945-'48 | Fianna Fáil | 1899-1971 |
| William Norton | 1948-'51 | Labour | 1901-1960 |
| Sean Lemass | 1951-'54 | Fianna Fáil | 1899-1971 |
| William Norton | 1954-'57 | Labour | 1901-1960 |
| Sean Lemass | 1957-'59 | Fianna Fáil | 1899-1971 |
| Frank Aiken | 1959-'69 | Fianna Fáil | 1896-1983 |
| Erskine Hamilton Childers | 1969-'73 | Fianna Fáil | 1905-1974 |
| Brendan Corish | 1973-'77 | Labour | 1917-1990 |
| George Colley | 1977-'81 | Fianna Fáil | 1926-1983 |
| Michael O Leary | 1981-'82 | Labour | 1936- |
| Ray MacSharry | 1982 | Fianna Fáil | 1938 |
| Dick Spring | 1982-'87 | Labour | 1950- |
| Peter Barry | 1987 | Fine Gael | 1928- |
| Brian Lenihan | 1987-'90 | Fianna Fáil | 1930-1995 |
| John Wilson | 1990-'92 | Fianna Fáil | 1923- |
| Dick Spring | 1992-'97 | Labour | 1950- |
| Mary Harney | 1997- | Progressive Democrats | 1953- |
