First Lady of Guatemala

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First Lady of Guatemala
Primera Dama de Guatemala
Lucrecia Peinado, posesion 2024 2 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Lucrecia Peinado
since 15 January 2024
Style Madam
(informal)
First Lady of the Republic
(alternative)
Her Excellency
(diplomatic, outside Guatemala)
Residence Guatemalan National Palace
Inaugural holder Petrona Carrera (de facto)
Elisa Martínez Contreras
(de iure)
Formation21 March 1847 (1847-03-21)(de facto)
15 March 1945 (1945-03-15)(de iure)

First Lady of Guatemala is the title held by the wife of the president of Guatemala or designee. The current first lady is Lucrecia Peinado, wife of President Bernardo Arévalo, since 15 January 2024.

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In the First Lady's Office, located in the Presidential House, only the portraits of sixteen recognized former first ladies are exhibited. [1]

First ladies of Guatemala

  Recognized first ladies
First LadyPresidentTenure
1 Coat of arms of Guatemala (1843-1851).svg Petrona Álvarez de Carrera Rafael Carrera 1839-1848
2Position Vacant Juan Antonio Martínez 1848
3Position Vacant José Bernardo Escobar 1848-1849
4Position Vacant Mariano Paredes 1849-1851
5 Coat of arms of guatemala (1851-1858).svg Petrona Álvarez de Carrera Rafael Carrera 1851-1857 [Note 1]
Coat Guatemala 1858.svg Position Vacant Rafael Carrera 1857-1865 [Note 2]
6 María Dolores de Aycinena y Micheo Pedro de Aycinena 1865
7 Josefa Gutiérrez Argueta de Cerna Vicente Cerna y Cerna 1865-1871
8 Coat of arms of Guatemala with background.svg María Saborío y García Granados Miguel García Granados 1871-1873
9 Francisca Aparicio y Merida, marquesa consorte de Vistabella.jpg Francisca Aparicio y Mérida de Barrios Justo Rufino Barrios 1874-1882 [2]
Rafaela Monterroso Cardona de Orantes José María Orantes 1882-1883 [Note 3] [3] [4]
Francisca Aparicio y Mérida de Barrios Justo Rufino Barrios 1883-1885 [5]
10 Coat of arms of Guatemala with background.svg Carmen Ramírez de Sinibaldi Alejandro M. Sinibaldi 1885
11 María Robles de Barillas Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián 1885-1892
12 Algeria bentonUntitled.png Algeria Benton de Reyna José María Reina Barrios 1892-1898
13 Coat of arms of Guatemala with background.svg Desideria Ocampo de Estrada Manuel Estrada Cabrera 1898–1910 [Note 4]
Vacant Manuel Estrada Cabrera 1910–1920 [Note 5]
14 Mercedes Llerandi de Herrera Carlos Herrera y Luna 1920–1921
15 Mercedes Flores de Orellana José María Orellana 1921–1926
16 Josefina de Chacón Lázaro Chacón González 1926–1930
17 Luz Castañeda de Palma Baudilio Palma 1930
18 Soledad Trabanino de Andrade José María Reina Andrade 1931
19 Marta Lainfiesta Ubico.jpg Marta Lainfiesta Dorión Jorge Ubico Castañeda 1931–1944
20 Coat of arms of Guatemala with background.svg María Judith Ramírez Prado de Ponce Vaides Federico Ponce Vaides 1944
21 Maria Cristina Vilanova 1955 (cropped).jpg Maria Cristina Villanova
Amalia Mancilla de Arana
María Leonor Saravia
Military Junta
Jacobo Árbenz
Francisco Arana
Jorge Toriello
1944–1945
22 Elisa Martinez Contreras (2024).jpg Elisa Martínez Contreras de Árevalo Juan José Arévalo 1945–1951
23 Maria Cristina Vilanova de Arbenz (oficial).jpg Maria Cristina Villanova Jacobo Árbenz 1951–1954
24 Odilia Palomo.jpg Odilia Palomo Paíz Carlos Castillo Armas 1954–1957
25 Coat of arms of Guatemala with background.svg Julia Solís Gallardo de Gónzales Luis Arturo González López 1957
26 Virginia Ruiz de Flores Guillermo Flores Avendaño 1957–1958
27 María Teresa Laparra de Ydígoras Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes 1958–1963
28 Beli de Peralta Enrique Peralta Azurdia 1963–1966
29 Sara de la Hoz Julio César Méndez Montenegro 1966–1970
30 Álida España de Arana Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio 1970–1974
31 Hellen Lossi Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García 1974–1978
32 Elsa Cirigliano [Note 6] Fernando Romeo Lucas García 1978–1982
33 María Teresa Sosa Efraín Ríos Montt 1982–1983
34 Aura Rosario Rosal López Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores 1983–1986
35 Raquel Blandon 2017 (cropped).jpg Raquel Blandón Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo 1986–1990
36 Coat of arms of Guatemala with background.svg Magda Bianchi Lázzari Jorge Serrano Elías 1990–1993
37María Eugenia Morales de León [7] [8] Ramiro de León Carpio 1993–1996
38 Patricia Escobar de Arzu 2013 (cropped).jpg Patricia de Arzú Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen 1996–2000
39 Evelyn morataya.jpg Evelyn Morataya Alfonso Portillo 2000–2004
40 Retrato de Primera Dama Wendy de Berger.jpg Wendy de Berger Óscar Berger 2004–2008
41 Sandra torres (cropped).jpg Sandra Torres Álvaro Colom 2008–2011 [Note 7]
Coat of arms of Guatemala with background.svg Vacant Álvaro Colom 2011–2012 [Note 8]
42 Reunion con el Presidente de Guatemala, Otto Perez Molina (8137158281) (cropped).jpg Rosa Leal de Pérez Otto Pérez Molina 2012–2015 [Note 9]
43 Ana Violeta Faggiani de Maldonado.jpg Ana Fagianni de Maldonado Alejandro Maldonado 2015–2016
44 Retrato oficial de Primera Dama, Patricia Marroquin.jpg Patricia Marroquín Jimmy Morales 2016–2020
Coat of arms of Guatemala with background.svg Vacant Alejandro Giammattei 2020–2024 [Note 10]
45 Lucrecia Peinado, posesion 2024 2 (cropped).jpg Lucrecia Peinado Bernardo Arévalo 2024–present

See also

Notes

  1. Petrona Álvarez died in 1857. Rafael Carrera was president until 1865.
  2. The position became vacant after the death of Petrona García.
  3. Interim, while Justo Rufino Barrios was out of the country with his wife.
  4. Desideria Ocampo died in 1910. Manuel Estrada Cabrera was president until 1920.
  5. The position became vacant after the death of Desideria Ocampo.
  6. Cirigliano and Lucas married shortly after the inauguration of General Lucas Garcia, but they kept their wedding secret for the security of the First Lady, since the Guatemalan Civil War was raging at the same time. [6]
  7. Sandra Torres divorced Álvaro Colom on 7 April 2011, leaving the position of First Lady vacant.
  8. The position became vacant from 7 April 2011 until 14 January 2012, following the divorce of Sandra Torres and Álvaro Colom.
  9. Otto Pérez Molina resigned on September 2, 2015.
  10. Alejandro Giammattei is divorced.

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