List of First Ladies of Venezuela

Last updated
First Lady of Venezuela
Flag of Venezuela.svg
Flag of Venezuela
Cilia Flores 2013.jpg
Incumbent
Cilia Flores

since April 2013
Residence La Casona
Term length 6 years
Inaugural holderDominga Ortiz
Formation1830
Juan Guaido's Wife, Fabiana Rosales Kirsty (16088669352).jpg
Juan Guaido's Wife, Fabiana Rosales

First Lady of Venezuela (Spanish : Primera Dama de Venezuela) is the unofficial title traditionally held by the wife or husband of the President of Venezuela. Their function is to receive curn from the presidents, on their "insides".

Spanish language Romance language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in the Americas and Spain. It is a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese.

Contents

First Ladies

PortraitName (lifespan)PresidentYears as
First Lady
Dominga Ortiz de Paez.jpg Dominga Ortiz Orzúa
(November 1, 1792 - December 31, 1875)
José Antonio Páez 1830–1835
(1st term)
Encarnacion Maitin.jpg Encarnación Maitín José María Vargas 1835–1836
(only term)
Olaya Buroz y Tovar.jpg Olalla Buroz y Tovar Carlos Soublette 1837–1839
(1st term)
Dominga Ortiz de Paez.jpg Dominga Ortiz Orzúa
(November 1, 1792 - December 31, 1875)
José Antonio Páez 1839–1843
(2nd term)
Olaya Buroz y Tovar.jpg Olalla Buroz y Tovar Carlos Soublette 1843–1847
(2nd term)
Luisa Oriach.jpg Luisa Oriach Ladrón de Guevara José Tadeo Monagas 1847–1851
(1st term)
Clara Marrero.jpg Clara Marrero José Gregorio Monagas 1851–1855
(only term)
Luisa Oriach.jpg Luisa Oriach Ladrón de Guevara José Tadeo Monagas 1855–1858
(2nd term)
Maria Nieves de Castro.jpg María Nieves Briceño Julián Castro 1858–1859
(only term)
Encarnacion Rivas Pacheco de Tovar.jpg Encarnación Rivas Pacheco Manuel Felipe de Tovar 1859–1861
(only term)
Dominga Ortiz de Paez.jpg Dominga Ortiz Orzúa
(November 1, 1792 - December 31, 1875)
José Antonio Páez 1861–1863
(3rd term)
Luisa Isabel Pachano.jpg Luisa Isabel Pachano Muñoz Juan Crisóstomo Falcón 1863–1868
(only term)
Esperanza Hernandez de Monagas.jpg Esperanza Hernández José Ruperto Monagas 1869–1870
(only term)
Ana Teresa Ibarra.jpg Ana Teresa Ibarra Urbaneja Antonio Guzmán Blanco 1870–1877
(1st term)
Belen Esteves Yanes de Alcantara.jpg Belén Esteves Yánes Francisco Linares Alcántara 1877–1878
(only term)
Ana Teresa Ibarra.jpg Ana Teresa Ibarra Urbaneja Antonio Guzmán Blanco 1879–1884
(2nd term)
Misia Jacinta.jpg Jacinta Parejo
(August 16, 1845 – April 16, 1914)
Joaquín Crespo 1884–1886
(1st term)
Ana Teresa Ibarra.jpg Ana Teresa Ibarra Urbaneja Antonio Guzmán Blanco 1887–1888
(3rd term)
Maria Josefa Baez Reveron.jpg María Josefa de la Concepción Báez Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl 1888–1890
(only term)
Isabel Gonzalez Esteves de Andueza Palacio.jpg Isabel González Esteves Raimundo Andueza Palacio 1890–1892
(only term)
Misia Jacinta.jpg Jacinta Parejo
(August 16, 1845 – April 16, 1914)
Joaquín Crespo 1892–1898
(2nd term)
Maria Isabel Sosa Saa.jpg María Isabel Sosa Saa Ignacio Andrade 1898–1899
(only term)
Zoila Rosa Martinez.jpg Zoila Rosa Martínez Cipriano Castro 1899–1908
(only term)
Maria Teresa Nunez Tovar.jpg María Teresa Núñez Tovar Eleazar López Contreras 1936–1941
(only term)
Irma Felizola.jpg Irma Felizola Isaías Medina Angarita 1941–1945
(only term)
Carmen Valverde...jpg Carmen Valverde Rómulo Betancourt 1945–1948
(1st term)
Teotiste Arocha Egui.jpg Teotiste Arocha Egui Rómulo Gallegos 1948
(only term)
Lucia Devine.jpg Lucía Devine Carlos Delgado Chalbaud 1948–1950
(only term)
Rosario Perez Carreno.jpg Rosario Pérez Carreño Germán Suárez Flamerich 1950–1952
(only term)
Flor Chalbaud.JPG Flor María Chalbaud Cardona Marcos Pérez Jiménez 1952–1958
(only term)
Carmen Valverde...jpg Carmen Valverde Rómulo Betancourt 1959–1964
(2nd term)
Carmen América Fernández Raúl Leoni 1964–1969
(only term)
Alicia Prieti de Caldera 2013 derivate 000.jpg Alicia Pietri Montemayor
(14 October 1923 – 9 February 2011)
Rafael Caldera 1969–1974
(1st term)
Blanca Rodriguez de Perez.JPG Blanca Rodríguez
(January 1, 1926-present)
Carlos Andrés Pérez 1974–1979
(1st term)
Betty Urdaneta Luis Herrera Campins 1979–1984
(only term)
Gladys Castillo Jaime Lusinchi 1984–1989
(only term)
Blanca Rodriguez de Perez.JPG Blanca Rodríguez
(January 1, 1926-present)
Carlos Andrés Pérez 1989–1993
(2nd term)
Ligia betancourt nov 2004.jpg Ligia Betancourt Mariño
(1920 – 14 July 2008)
Ramón José Velásquez 1993–1994
(only term)
Alicia Prieti de Caldera 2013 derivate 000.jpg Alicia Pietri Montemayor
(14 October 1923 – 9 February 2011)
Rafael Caldera 1994–1999
(2nd term)
Marisabel Rodríguez
(23 November 1964-present)
Hugo Chávez 1999–2003
(only term)
Cilia Flores 2013.jpg Cilia Flores
(15 October 1956-present)
Nicolas Maduro 2013–
(1st term)

Non-spouse "First Lady"

NameRelation to President
Barbarita Nieves Lover of José Antonio Páez
Dionisia Bello Sentimental partner of Juan Vicente Gómez
Amelia Núñez Sentimental partner of Juan Vicente Gómez
Cecilia Matos Lover of Carlos Andrés Pérez
Blanca Ibáñez Lover and wife of Jaime Lusinchi from 1991 until his death
María Gabriela Chávez Colmenares Daughter of Hugo Chávez

See also

First Lady honorary title of the wife of a president or head of state

First Lady is an unofficial title used for the wife of a non-monarchical head of state or chief executive. The term is also used to describe a woman seen to be at the top of her profession or art.

Venezuela Republic in northern South America

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and a large number of small islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. It has a territorial extension of 916,445 km2. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba, an area of 159,542 km2. For its maritime areas, Venezuela exercises sovereignty over 71,295 km2 of territorial waters, 22,224 km2 in its contiguous zone, 471,507 km2 of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean under the concept of exclusive economic zone, and 99,889 km2 of continental shelf. This marine area borders those of 13 states. The country has extremely high biodiversity and is ranked seventh in the world's list of nations with the most number of species. There are habitats ranging from the Andes Mountains in the west to the Amazon basin rain-forest in the south via extensive llanos plains, the Caribbean coast and the Orinoco River Delta in the east.

Related Research Articles

Luisa Durán former First Lady of Chile

Luisa Durán de la Fuente is the wife of the former President of Chile Ricardo Lagos. She was First Lady of Chile during her husband's tenure (2000-2006).

First Lady of Mexico

The First Lady of Mexico is the unofficial title of the wife of the President of Mexico. The post is highly ceremonial and in fact once caused severe controversy when it was thought that the First Lady took too much involvement in their husband's post. Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller is the wife of current president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

First Lady of Chile unofficial title for the wife of the President of Chile

First Lady of Chile is the unofficial title for the wife of the President of Chile, who is traditionally responsible for directing and coordinating activities in the social field of the presidency and also accompany the president in ceremonies or official activities, for example, on state visit. In colonial times the wives of the Royal Governors were known as Presidentas, title that was in use during the second half of the 19th century, but was slowly superseded by the newer of First Lady. Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife of the President, there is no clarity for the case of the spouse of a female president, regarding to the work that traditionally are performed by the first lady. In these cases, the title First Gentleman has been proposed. In March 2014, opposition newspaper La Segunda called Bachelet's son Sebastián Dávalos primer damo.

María Errázuriz First Lady of Chile

María Errázuriz Echaurren was First Lady of Chile and the wife of President Germán Riesco. María Errázuriz was of Basque descent.

First Ladies and Gentlemen of Puerto Rico

First Lady or First Gentleman of Puerto Rico is the official title given by the government of Puerto Rico to the spouse of the Governor of Puerto Rico or the relatives of the Governor should the holder be unmarried. The First Lady leads the Office of the First Lady of Puerto Rico. The current First Lady is Beatriz Areizaga, wife of Governor Ricardo Rosselló.

First Ladies and Gentlemen of Argentina honorary title

The First Lady or First Gentleman of Argentina is the unofficial and protocol title of the spouse of the sitting President of Argentina.

First Lady of Paraguay

First Lady of the Nation is the official post of the spouse of the President of Paraguay. The official workplace of the Paraguayan First Lady is Mburuvichá Róga. The current First Lady of Paraguay is Silvana López Moreira, spouse of President Mario Abdo Benítez.

Anne Malherbe Gosselin First Lady of Ecuador

Anne Malherbe Gosselin is the wife of Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador from January 2007 until May 2017. She was born in Namur, Belgium, as the daughter of Paul Malherbe and Chantal Gosselin. She met Rafael while both were attending courses in the University of Louvain (UCLouvain), in Belgium. Some time later they got married and set up residency in Ecuador.

<i>The First Lady</i> (Colombian TV series)

The First Lady or is a Colombian telenovela produced by Henry Toto Duquem for Caracol Televisión. It is an adaptation of the Chilean telenovela of the same name.

First Lady of Peru

The First Lady of Peru is the title held by the wife of the President of Peru. The current Peruvian First Lady is Maribel Díaz Cabello, wife of President Martín Vizcarra, who has held the position since 2018. There have been a number of first ladies that have been foreign to Peru.

First Ladies and Gentlemen of Panama

First Ladies and Gentlemen of Panama is an unofficial title traditionally held by the wife or husband of the President of Panama.

The First Lady of Colombia is the unofficial title of the spouse of the sitting President of Colombia.

Renée Klang de Guzmán

Renée Klang Avelino was a Dominican philanthropist and First Lady of the Dominican Republic from 1978 to 1982. The wife and widow of the Dominican President Antonio Guzmán, she founded the National Council for Childhood (CONANI), and earned the mote of "the Eternal First Lady". After the presidency of her late husband, she was devoted to philanthropy and volunteerism in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.

First Ladies and Gentlemen of Costa Rica

The First Lady or First Gentleman is the title of the wife or husband of the President of Costa Rica.

Marcela Topor Romanian journalist

Marcela Topor is a Romanian journalist, and the wife of Spanish politician and journalist Carles Puigdemont, the ex President of Catalonia's Generalitat. She holds a degree in English philology from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași. Topor first met her future husband at the International Festival of Amateur Theatre of Girona in 1996, in which she participated as an actress with the Ludic Theatre company. Two years later, they married.

Mercedes Peñas Domingo

María Mercedes Peñas Domingo is a Spanish-born Costa Rican political scientist and specialist in international development in Latin America. Peñas, the longtime partner of former Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís, held the position of First Lady of Costa Rica since May 8, 2014. Peñas and Solis live under civil partnership.

Flor María Chalbaud Venezuelan politician

Flor María Chalbaud Castro was one of the founders of the Bolivarian Ladies Society and was First Lady of Venezuela between 2 December 1952 and 23 January 1958.

Patricia Marroquín First Lady of Guatemala

Hilda Patricia Marroquín Argueta de Morales is a Guatemalan public figure and the incumbent First Lady of Guatemala since January 2016. She is the wife of President Jimmy Morales.

Ana Fagianni de Maldonado politician

Ana Violeta Fagianni Enriquez de Maldonado is a Guatemalan diplomat, activist, and the former First Lady of Guatemala from 2015 until 2016. She is the wife of former acting President Alejandro Maldonado.

María Gabriela Chávez Venezuelan diplomat, daughter of President Hugo Chávez

María Gabriela Chávez Colmenares is a Venezuelan diplomat, a current Alternate Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations. She is the daughter of former President Hugo Chávez, and acted as his First Lady after his separation from Marisabel Rodríguez in 2003.

References