First ladies and gentlemen of Alaska

First Lady of Alaska
Seal of Alaska
Current Rose Dunleavy since December 3, 2018
Residence	Alaska Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Neva Egan
Formation	January 3, 1959 (66 years ago) (1959-01-03)

First Lady or First Gentleman of Alaska is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the governor of Alaska. ^[1] The holder of the title resides with the governor at the Alaska Governor's Mansion in Juneau, Alaska.

The current first lady of Alaska is Rose Dunleavy, wife of Governor Mike Dunleavy, who has held the position since December 3, 2018. To date, only one person has served as the first gentleman since statehood: Todd Palin from 2006 to 2009.

First ladies and gentlemen of Alaska since statehood

First Lady/Gentleman	Term begins	Term ends	Governor of Alaska	Notes
Neva Egan	January 3, 1959	December 5, 1966	William Egan
Ermalee Hickel	December 5, 1966	January 29, 1969	Wally Hickel
Diana Miller	January 29, 1969	December 7, 1970	Keith Harvey Miller
Neva Egan	December 7, 1970	December 2, 1974	William Egan	Second tenure as First Lady
Bella Hammond	December 2, 1974	December 6, 1982	Jay Hammond	[2]
Position vacant [3]	December 6, 1982	December 1, 1986	Bill Sheffield	Sheffield's wife, Lee Sheffield, died in 1978. [3]
Michael Margaret Stewart	December 1, 1986	December 3, 1990	Steve Cowper
Ermalee Hickel	December 3, 1990	December 5, 1994	Wally Hickel	Second tenure as First Lady
Susan Knowles	December 5, 1994	December 2, 2002	Tony Knowles
Nancy Murkowski	December 2, 2002	December 4, 2006	Frank Murkowski
Todd Palin	December 4, 2006	July 26, 2009	Sarah Palin	The first man to serve as First Gentleman. Often nicknamed "First Dude of Alaska." [4] [5]
Sandra Parnell	July 26, 2009	December 1, 2014	Sean Parnell
Donna Walker	December 1, 2014	December 3, 2018	Bill Walker
Rose Dunleavy	December 3, 2018	present	Mike Dunleavy

References

1. Schoenfeld, Elizabeth (January 22, 1999). "Admire the inaugural ball gowns". Juneau Empire . Retrieved October 30, 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. Kahn, Steve (May 31, 2015). "Bella Hammond: A reclusive, no-nonsense activist". Alaska Dispatch . Retrieved October 30, 2015.
3. Bradner, Tim (February 6, 2013). "Sheffield's success: Overcoming hardship, personal loss". Washington Post . Retrieved October 30, 2015.
4. Zernike, Katie (September 3, 2008). "Todd Palin: 'First dude' and right-hand man". New York Times . Retrieved October 30, 2015.
5. MacGillis, Alec (September 22, 2008). "'First Dude' Todd Palin Illustrates Alaska's Blend of Private and Public". Washington Post . Retrieved October 30, 2015.

External links

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