Talk:President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State
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President of the Executive Council can be referred to as prime minister. The Irish Free State operated a standard Westminster model parliamentary system with the President of the Executive Council modelled on the premierships of the United Kingdom and Canada and the PEC possessed all the standard prime ministerial functions and duties. 'President of the Council' is a standard name applied to many European prime ministers in official constitutional documents. FearÉIREANN 21:50, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)
