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T?aiste

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The T?aiste (pronounced "taw-nish-ta") is the deputy prime minister of ?re 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.

T?aistithe na h?reann

T?aisteYearsPartyLife time
Sean T. O'Kelly1937-'45Fianna F?l1882-1966
Sean Lemass1945-'48Fianna F?l1899-1971
William Norton1948-'51Labour1901-1960
Sean Lemass1951-'54Fianna F?l1899-1971
William Norton1954-'57Labour1901-1960
Sean Lemass1957-'59Fianna F?l1899-1971
Frank Aiken1959-'69Fianna F?l1896-1983
Erskine Hamilton Childers1969-'73Fianna F?l1905-1974
Brendan Corish1973-'77Labour1917-1990
George Colley1977-'81Fianna F?l1926-1983
Michael O Leary1981-'82Labour1936-
Ray MacSharry1982Fianna F?l1938
Dick Spring1982-'87Labour1950-
Peter Barry1987Fine Gael1928-
Brian Lenihan1987-'90Fianna F?l1930-1995
John Wilson1990-'92Fianna F?l1923-
Dick Spring1992-'97Labour1950-
Mary Harney1997-Progressive Democrats1953-