It was led by Fianna Fáil leader Éamon de Valera as President of the Executive Council, who had first taken office in the Irish Free State after the 1932 general election.

The following amendments to the Constitution of the Irish Free State were proposed by the Executive Council and passed by the Oireachtas.

It was followed the following year by the Executive Powers (Consequential Provisions) Act 1937, which completed the process of removing the position of Governor-General from Irish law.

The Executive Council proposed a new Constitution of Ireland which passed final stages in the Dáil on 14 June 1937.

In a plebiscite held on 1 July 1937, the same date as a general election, the Constitution was approved with the support of 56.5% of votes cast.