First ladies and gentlemen of Guam

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First Gentleman of Guam
Incumbent
Jeff Cook
since January 7, 2019
Residence Government House (Agaña Heights)
Term length 4 Years
Inaugural holderLourdes Perez Camacho

First Lady or First Gentleman of Guam is the title attributed to the spouse of the governor of Guam. The current first gentleman is Jeffrey Cook, husband of Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, who has held the position since January 7, 2019.

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List of first ladies and gentlemen of Guam

First ladies of American naval governors

First LadyImageTerm beginsTerm endsGovernor of GuamNotes
Dorothy Swinburne McNameeNovember 2, 1905December 28, 1907 Luke McNamee
Marie Charlier PottsOctober 3, 1907December 28, 1907 Templin Potts
Dorothy Swinburne McNameeOctober 3, 1907December 28, 1907 Luke McNamee
Syble Halpine DornDecember 28, 1907November 5, 1910 Edward John Dorn
Maria Engracia Freyer November 5, 1910January 21, 1911 Frank Freyer
Adele Trowbridge SalisburyJanuary 21, 1911January 30, 1912 George Salisbury
Augusta Cohen Coontz January 30, 1912September 23, 1913 Robert Coontz
Mary Beardslee Hinds September 23, 1913March 28, 1914 Alfred Walton Hinds
Margaret Sampson Smith May 30, 1916November 18, 1918 Roy Campbell Smith
Mary Syme WettengelJuly 7, 1920February 27, 1921 Ivan Wettengel
Grace Walling SporeFebruary 27, 1921February 7, 1922 James Sutherland Spore
-December 14, 1922August 4, 1923 Adelbert Althouse
Katherine Banks PriceAugust 4, 1923August 26, 1924 Henry Bertram Price
Marguerite Boynton BrownAugust 26, 1924August 7, 1926 Alfred Winsor Brown
Elizabeth Harrison Shapley April 7, 1926June 11, 1929 Lloyd Stowell Shapley
Sue Worthington Bradley June 11, 1929March 15, 1931 Willis W. Bradley
La Mira N. RootMay 15, 1931June 21, 1933 Edmund Root
Mrs. G. A. AlexanderJune 21, 1933March 27, 1936 George A. Alexander
Margherita Wood McCandlish March 27, 1936February 8, 1938 Benjamin McCandlish
Pauline H. AlexanderFebruary 8, 1938April 20, 1940 James Thomas Alexander
Annabel Parlett McMillin April 20, 1940December 10, 1941 George McMillin

First ladies of American military governors

First LadyImageTerm beginsTerm endsGovernor of GuamNotes
Eunice Renshaw Geiger July 21, 1944August 10, 1944 Roy Geiger
Elizabeth Ammons Larsen August 15, 1944May 30, 1946 Henry Louis Larsen
Mary Chenoweth Pownall May 30, 1946September 27, 1949 Charles Alan Pownall

First ladies of appointed civilian governors (1949–1971)

First LadyImageTerm beginsTerm endsGovernor of GuamNotes
Jeanne Rowe Skinner September 17, 1949April 22, 1953 Carlton Skinner [1]
Anita M. Elvidge April 23, 1953May 19, 1956 Ford Quint Elvidge [2] [3]
Emma Louise Lowe October 15, 1956November 14, 1959 Richard Barrett Lowe [4] [5]
Angela Perez Flores July 9, 1960May 20, 1961 Joseph Flores [6]
Vara Martin Daniel May 20, 1961January 20, 1963 William Daniel [7] [8]
Delfina Tuncap Guerrero January 20, 1963July 20, 1969 Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero [9] [10] [11]
Lourdes Perez Camacho July 20, 1969January 4, 1971 Carlos Camacho [12] [13] [14]

First ladies and gentlemen of elected governors (1971–present)

First LadyImageTerm beginsTerm endsGovernor of GuamNotes
Lourdes Perez Camacho January 4, 1971January 6, 1975 Carlos Camacho
Madeleine Bordallo Madeleine Bordallo, official photo portrait, color.JPG January 6, 1975January 1, 1979 Ricardo Bordallo
Rose Baza Calvo January 1, 1979January 3, 1983 Paul McDonald Calvo [15]
Madeleine Bordallo Madeleine Bordallo, official photo portrait, color.JPG January 3, 1983January 5, 1987 Ricardo Bordallo
Rosanne Santos Ada January 3, 1987January 2, 1995 Joseph F. Ada [16]
Geri T. Gutierrez January 2, 1995January 6, 2003 Carl Gutierrez [17] [18]
Joann Garcia Camacho Joann Camacho.jpg January 6, 2003January 3, 2011 Felix Perez Camacho [19]
Christine M.S. Calvo January 3, 2011January 7, 2019 Eddie Calvo [20] [21]
Jeffrey CookJanuary 7, 2019Present Lou Leon Guerrero

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