| First Lady of Venezuela | |
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| Residence | La Casona |
| Term length | 6 years |
| Inaugural holder | Dominga Ortiz |
| Formation | 1830 |
First Lady of Venezuela (Spanish: Primera Dama de Venezuela) is the unofficial title traditionally held by the wife of the president of Venezuela.
| Image | Name (lifespan) | President | Years as First Lady | Notes |
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 | Dominga Ortiz (November 1, 1792 – December 31, 1875) | José Antonio Páez | 1830–1835 (1st term) | |
 | Encarnación Maitín | José María Vargas | 1835–1836 (only term) | |
 | Olalla Buroz | Carlos Soublette | 1837–1839 (1st term) | |
| | Dominga Ortiz (November 1, 1792 – December 31, 1875) | José Antonio Páez | 1839–1843 (2nd term) | |
| | Olalla Buroz | Carlos Soublette | 1843–1847 (2nd term) | |
 | Luisa Oriach | José Tadeo Monagas | 1847–1851 (1st term) | |
 | Clara Marrero | José Gregorio Monagas | 1851–1855 (only term) | |
| | Luisa Oriach | José Tadeo Monagas | 1855–1858 (2nd term) | |
 | María Nieves Briceño | Julián Castro | 1858–1859 (only term) | |
 | Encarnación Rivas | Manuel Felipe de Tovar | 1859–1861 (only term) | |
| | Dominga Ortiz (November 1, 1792 – December 31, 1875) | José Antonio Páez | 1861–1863 (3rd term) | |
 | Luisa Isabel Pachano | Juan Crisóstomo Falcón | 1863–1868 (only term) | |
 | Esperanza Hernández | José Ruperto Monagas | 1869–1870 (only term) | |
 | Ana Teresa Ibarra | Antonio Guzmán | 1870–1877 (1st term) | |
 | Belén Esteves | Francisco Linares | 1877–1878 (only term) | |
| | Ana Teresa Ibarra | Antonio Guzmán | 1879–1884 (2nd term) | |
 | Jacinta Parejo (August 16, 1845 – April 16, 1914) | Joaquín Crespo | 1884–1886 (1st term) | |
| | Ana Teresa Ibarra | Antonio Guzmán | 1887–1888 (3rd term) | |
 | María Josefa de la Concepción Báez | Juan Pablo Rojas | 1888–1890 (only term) | |
 | Isabel González | Raimundo Andueza | 1890–1892 (only term) | |
| | Jacinta Parejo (August 16, 1845 – April 16, 1914) | Joaquín Crespo | 1892–1898 (2nd term) | |
 | María Isabel Sosa | Ignacio Andrade | 1898–1899 (only term) | |
 | Zoila Rosa Martínez | Cipriano Castro | 1899–1908 (only term) | |
 | María Teresa Núñez | Eleazar López | 1936–1941 (only term) | |
 | Irma Felizola | Isaías Medina | 1941–1945 (only term) | |
 | Carmen Valverde | Rómulo Betancourt | 1945–1948 (1st term) | |
 | Teotiste Arocha | Rómulo Gallegos | 1948 (only term) | |
 | Lucía Devine | Carlos Delgado | 1948–1950 (only term) | |
 | Rosario Pérez | Germán Suárez | 1950–1952 (only term) | |
 | Flor María Chalbaud | Marcos Pérez | 1952–1958 (only term) | |
| Mercedes María Paláez (25 October 1933 – November 24, 2002) | Wolfgang Larrazábal | 1958 (only term) | ||
| | Carmen Valverde | Rómulo Betancourt | 1959–1964 (2nd term) | |
| Carmen América Fernández | Raúl Leoni | 1964–1969 (only term) | ||
 | Alicia Pietri (14 October 1923 – 9 February 2011) | Rafael Caldera | 1969–1974 (1st term) | |
 | Blanca Rodríguez (January 1, 1926 – August 5, 2020) | Carlos Andrés Pérez | 1974–1979 (1st term) | |
| Betty Urdaneta | Luis Herrera | 1979–1984 (only term) | ||
| Gladys Castillo | Jaime Lusinchi | 1984–April 1988 (only term) | President Jaime Lusinchi divorced First Lady Gladys in April 1988. [1] [2] | |
| | Blanca Rodríguez (January 1, 1926 – August 5, 2020) | Carlos Andrés Pérez | 1989–1993 (2nd term) | |
 | Ligia Betancourt (1920 – 14 July 2008) | Ramón José Velásquez | 1993–1994 (only term) | |
| Verónica Peñalver (21 July 1924 – ?) | Octavio Lepage | 1994 (only term) | ||
| | Alicia Pietri (14 October 1923 – 9 February 2011) | Rafael Caldera | 1994–1999 (2nd term) | |
 | Marisabel Rodríguez (23 November 1964 – present) | Hugo Chávez | 1999–2004 (only term) | |
 | Cilia Flores (15 October 1956 – present) | Nicolás Maduro | 2013–present (1st term) | Disputed with Fabiana Rosales [a] (2019–2023) |
| Name | Relation to President |
|---|---|
| Barbarita Nieves | Sentimental partner of José Antonio Páez |
| Dionisia Bello | Sentimental partner of Juan Vicente Gómez |
| Amelia Núñez | Sentimental partner of Juan Vicente Gómez |
| Cecilia Matos | Sentimental partner of Carlos Andrés Pérez |
| Blanca Ibáñez | Sentimental partner and wife of Jaime Lusinchi from 1991 until his death |
| María Gabriela Chávez | Daughter of Hugo Chávez |
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Acting shown in italics, 1Disputed during the Venezuelan presidential crisis | ||
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Acting / interim / caretaker presidents shown in italics 1 Recognized by the National Assembly as "interim president" during the Venezuelan presidential crisis until 2023 | ||
