Vice President of France

Vice President of the French Republic
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)

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.

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.