Vice President of France
1848–1852 French government office / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The vice president of the Republic (French: vice-président de la République) was an office that existed in France only during the Second Republic (1848–1852), and only ever had one holder, Henri Georges Boulay de la Meurthe, elected in January 1849.
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Vice President of the French Republic | |
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Vice-président de la République française | |
Henri Georges Boulay de la Meurthe (1849–1852). | |
Status | 2nd highest in executive branch President of the Council of State |
Reports to | President of the Republic |
Nominator | President of the Republic (on a list of three names) |
Appointer | National Assembly |
Term length | Four years Not eligible again for four years |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of 4 November 1848 |
Formation | 20 January 1849; 175 years ago (1849-01-20) |
First holder | Henri Georges Boulay de la Meurthe |
Final holder | Henri Georges Boulay de la Meurthe |
Abolished | 14 January 1852; 172 years ago (1852-01-14) |
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It was never re-established, despite occasional discussions in the founding years of the Fifth Republic. The president of the Senate (upper house) is designated to step in as acting president.