What is Tánaiste?
A '''Tánaiste''' (plural: Tánaistí) is the deputy head of the government of the [[Republic of Ireland]]. The [[Taoiseach]] nominates a member of Government to be Tánaiste. [[Simon Harris]] is the current Tánaiste. Under the [[Irish Free State]], the deputy leader was [[Deputy President of the Executive Council]]. In 1937 the title was changed to Tánaiste In history, the tánaiste was the [[heir]] of the chief (taoiseach) or king (rí). {{Tánaistí na hÉireann}} {{multistub|politics|Europe}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanaiste}} [[Category:Politics of Ireland]]