President of Ireland - List of Presidents of Ireland

List of Presidents of Ireland

The functions of the President were exercised by the Presidential Commission from the coming into force of the Constitution on 29 December 1937 until the election of Douglas Hyde in 1938, and during the vacancies of 1974, 1976, and 1997.

No. Name Picture Entered Office Left Office Nominated by Election
1. Douglas Hyde 25 June 1938 24 June 1945 All-party nomination 1938
2. Seán T. O'Kelly 25 June 1945 24 June 1959 Fianna Fáil
Himself		 1945
1952
3. Éamon de Valera 25 June 1959 24 June 1973 Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil		 1959
1966
4. Erskine H. Childers 25 June 1973 17 November 1974 Fianna Fáil 1973
5. Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh 19 December 1974 22 October 1976 All-party nomination 1974
6. Patrick Hillery 3 December 1976 2 December 1990 Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil		 1976
1983
7. Mary Robinson 3 December 1990 12 September 1997 Labour Party
Workers' Party
Independents		 1990
8. Mary McAleese 11 November 1997 10 November 2011 Fianna Fáil
Herself		 1997
2004
9. Michael D. Higgins 11 November 2011 Incumbent Labour Party 2011

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