First ladies and gentlemen of Utah

First Lady of Utah
Seal of Utah
Current Abby Palmer Cox since January 4, 2021
Style	Mrs. Cox Mrs. First Lady
Residence	Governor's Mansion
Inaugural holder	Teresa Wells (as first lady) Myron Walker (as first gentleman)
Formation	January 6, 1896 (129 years ago) (1896-01-06)
Website	Official website

First lady or first gentleman of Utah is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the governor of Utah. The holder of the title resides with the governor at the Utah Governor's Mansion in the capital, Salt Lake City. ^[1]

The current first lady of Utah is Abby Palmer Cox, husband of Governor Spencer Cox, who has held the position since January 4, 2021. ^[2] To date, only one person has served as the first gentleman of Utah since statehood: Myron Walker from 2003 to 2005. ^[3]

List of first ladies and gentlemen of Utah

First Lady/Gentleman	Term begins	Term ends	Governor	Notes
Minnie Blood	January 2, 1933	January 6, 1941	Henry H. Blood
Florence Maw	January 6, 1941	January 3, 1949	Herbert B. Maw
Margaret Lee	January 3, 1949	January 7, 1957	J. Bracken Lee
Ora Clyde	January 7, 1957	January 4, 1965	George Dewey Clyde
Lucybeth Rampton	January 4, 1965	January 3, 1977	Cal Rampton
Norma Matheson	January 3, 1977	January 7, 1985	Scott M. Matheson
Colleen Bangerter	January 7, 1985	January 4, 1993	Norman H. Bangerter
Jacalyn Leavitt	January 4, 1993	November 5, 2003	Mike Leavitt
Myron Walker	November 5, 2003	January 3, 2005	Olene Walker	The first man to serve as first gentleman of Utah. [3]
Mary Huntsman	January 3, 2005	August 11, 2009	Jon Huntsman Jr.
Jeanette Herbert	August 11, 2009	January 4, 2021	Gary Herbert
Abby Palmer Cox	January 4, 2021	Current	Spencer Cox

See also

• List of governors of Utah

References

1. "The Historic Governor's Mansion | Governor Spencer J. Cox". governor.utah.gov. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
2. Roche, Lisa Riley; O'Donoghue, Amy Joi (November 4, 2020). "Spencer Cox says he'll be governor for all of Utah as Peterson concedes race". Deseret News. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
3. "Myron Walker, once Utah's first gentleman, dies". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 12, 2025.