List of spouses of heads of government

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The following is a list of spouses or partners of current heads of government. In most cases, such as parliamentary systems, semi-presidential systems, and constitutional monarchies, the head of government is called a "prime minister"", "premier", or "president/chairman of the council of ministers". [a] In presidential systems, the president may be simultaneously head of state and head of government.

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Member and observer states of the United Nations

State Head of government Spouse or partnerImage
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan Acting Prime Minister Hasan Akhund
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Prime Minister Edi Rama Linda Rama
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Head of Government Xavier Espot Zamora
Flag of Angola.svg Angola President João Lourenço Ana Dias Lourenço 23.05.2025 - Chegada do Presidente da Republica de Angola, Joao Lourenco e da senhora Ana Dias Lourenco (54538821512) (cropped).jpg
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne Maria Bird-Browne Maria Bird-Browne 2023.jpg
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina President Javier Milei Yuyito González (domestic partner)
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan Anna Hakobyan Anna Hakobyan in Tehran (2023).jpg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Jodie Haydon Jodie Haydon 2023.jpg
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer Katharina Nehammer
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Prime Minister Ali Asadov Zamira Asadova
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis Anne-Marie Davis
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Prime Minister Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Divorced
Formerly, Shaikha Hala bint D'aij Al Khalifa (div. 2005)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus Afrozi Yunus
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Prime Minister Alexander Turchin Inna [1]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo Annik Penders
Flag of Belize.svg Belize Prime Minister Johnny Briceño Rossana Maria Briceño Rossana Briceno envoy (cropped).jpg
Flag of Benin.svg Benin President Patrice Talon Claudine Talon Claudine Gbenagnon Talon.jpg
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay Tashi Dolma
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia President Luis Arce Lourdes Brigida Durán Romero
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairman of the Council of Ministers Borjana Krišto Branko Krišto
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana President Duma Boko Kaone Boko
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Rosângela Lula da Silva 01.01.2023 - Solenidade de Posse Presidencial 39o presidente do Brasil (52621118867) (cropped).jpg
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Prime Minister Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Queen Saleha Queen Saleha of Brunei.jpg
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Prime Minister Kiril Petkov Linda McKenzie
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla  ?
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Prime Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Manet Pich Chanmony Chanmony Pich.jpg
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Prime Minister Joseph Ngute
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney Diana Fox Carney Llegada de Mark Carney, presidente del Consejo de Estabilidad Financiera (31162633647) (cropped).jpg
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic Prime Minister Félix Moloua
Flag of Chad.svg Chad Acting Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo Jeanne Kebzabo SALEH KEBZABO.jpg
Flag of Chile.svg Chile President Gabriel Boric Paula Carrasco (domestic partner) Paula Carrasco (cropped).jpg
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Premier of the State Council Li Qiang Lin Huan
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia President Gustavo Petro Verónica Alcocer Veronica Alcocer 2023.jpg
Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros President Azali Assoumani Ambari Daroueche
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Congo, Democratic Republic of the Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo, Republic of the Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada Claudia Dobles Camargo Traspaso de Mando Presidencial -Costa Rica - 41260788904 (cropped).jpg
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Prime Minister Andrej Plenković Ana Maslać Plenković
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba President of the Council of Ministers Manuel Marrero Cruz
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides Philippa Karsera
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala Jana Fialová
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Bo Tengberg
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Melissa Poponne Skerrit
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader Raquel Arbaje Raquel Arbaje en 2021.jpg
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso María de Lourdes Alcívar Maria de Lourdes Alcivar.jpg
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele Gabriela Rodriguez de Bukele.jpg
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea Prime Minister Manuela Roka Botey
Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki Saba Haile
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Prime Minister Kaja Kallas Arvo Hallik
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini Lomvula Hlope
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Zinash Tayachew Zinash Tayachew.jpg
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka Suluweti Tuiloma
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo Niina Kanniainen-Orpo
Flag of France.svg France Prime Minister François Bayrou Élisabeth Perlant
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Prime Minister Alain Claude Bilie By Nze
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia, The President Adama Barrow Fatoumatta Bah
Sarjo Mballow
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze Natalia Motsonelidze
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz Charlotte Gass Britta Ernst 2014.jpg
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo Rebecca Akufo-Addo Rebecca Akufo-Addo at UN General Aaaembly.jpg
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis 2022 (cropped).jpg
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell Marietta Mitchell
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei Divorced
Formerly Rosana Cáceres (div. ?)
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea Acting Prime Minister Mohamed Béavogui
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Prime Minister Mark Phillips Mignon Bowen-Phillips Mignon Bowen-Phillips Guyana.jpg
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry Annie Claude Massiau
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras President Xiomara Castro Manuel Zelaya Manuel Zelaya 2022.jpg
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Anikó Lévai
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir Gunnar Örn Sigvaldason
Flag of India.svg India Prime Minister Narendra Modi Jashodaben Modi (estranged) Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi painted.jpg
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto Separated
Titiek Suharto (sep. 1998)
Flag of Iran.svg Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian Fatemeh Majidi
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Prime Minister Muhammad Shayya al-Sudani  ?
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Taoiseach Micheál Martin Mary Martin
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sara Netanyahu Sara Netanyahu (2020-01-23).jpg
Flag of Italy.svg Italy President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness Juliet Holness Juliet Holness.jpg
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Yoshiko Ishiba Yoshiko Ishiba 20250110.jpg
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh Rana Sultan
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Prime Minister Askar Mamin Altynai Mamina
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta Margaret Kenyatta Margaret Kenyatta seated.jpg
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati President Taneti Maamau Teiraeng Tentoa Maamau
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah Sheikha Aida Salim Al Ali Al Sabah
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Japarov  ?
Flag of Laos.svg Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone Vandala Siphandone 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits Vandala Siphandone (cropped).jpg
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš Anda Kariņa
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon President of the Council of Ministers Najib Mikati
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro 'Masekoalane Majoro
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia President George Weah Clar Weah Clar Weah, February 2019 (8235) (cropped).jpg
Flag of Libya.svg Libya Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh Amina el-Shawush
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Head of Government Daniel Risch Jasmin Schädler
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel Gauthier Destenay Gauthier Destenay.jpg
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Prime Minister Christian Ntsay
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera Monica Chakwera
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Wan Azizah Wan Ismail Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, 2019.jpg
Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Fazna Ahmed Fazna Ahmed visits MNU.jpg
Flag of Mali.svg Mali Acting Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Prime Minister Robert Abela Lydia Abela Zerafa
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands President David Kabua Ginger Kabua
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Kobita Ramdanee
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Jesús María Tarriba Jesus Maria Tarriba September 2024.jpg
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia, Federated States of President David W. Panuelo Janet Semes
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Prime Minister Dorin Recean Stela Recean
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Minister of State Pierre Dartout
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene Boldyn Tuul
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić Jasminka Krivokapić
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing Kyu Kyu Hla
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa 9
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru President Lionel Aingimea
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Sita Poudel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon Amanda Luxon
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega Rosario Murillo 2017 Rosario Murillo (cropped).jpg
Flag of Niger.svg Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari Aisha Buhari The First Lady of Nigeria Her Excellency Aisha Buhari.jpg
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Premier of the Cabinet Kim Tok-hun
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia President of the Government Zoran Zaev Zorica Zaeva
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Marit Slagsvold
Flag of Oman.svg Oman Prime Minister Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Nusrat Shehbaz
Tehmina Durrani Tehmina Durrani in 1994.jpg
Flag of Palau.svg Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. Valerie Esang Remengesau
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh
Flag of Panama.svg Panama President Laurentino Cortizo Yazmín Colón de Cortizo Yazmin Colon 2019 (cropped).JPG
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape Rachael Marape
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benítez Silvana López Moreira Silvana Lopez (cropped).jpg
Flag of Peru.svg Peru President of the Council of Ministers Alberto Otárola
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines President Bongbong Marcos Liza Araneta Marcos 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits Liza Araneta Marcos (cropped).jpg
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Chairman of the Council of Ministers Mateusz Morawiecki Iwona Morawiecka
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Prime Minister Luís Montenegro Carla Montenegro
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă  ?
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Chairman of the Government Mikhail Mishustin Vladlena Mishustina
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente  ?
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Timothy Harris
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves Eloise Harris
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino Secretary for Foreign and Political Affairs Luca Beccari
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus Clara Ferreira Bom Jesus
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Prime Minister King Salman Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal President Macky Sall Marieme Faye Sall Marieme Sall.jpg
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Prime Minister Ana Brnabić Milica Đurđić (domestic partner)
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan Linda Ramkalawan
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone Chief Minister Jacob Jusu Saffa
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Loo Tze Lui
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Prime Minister Eduard Heger Lucia Hegerová
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Prime Minister Janez Janša Urška Bačovnik
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare Emmy Sogavare
Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa Tshepo Motsepe Tshepo Motsepe 13112019 (cropped).jpg
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol Kim Keon-hee Kim Kun-hee in May 2022.jpg
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit Mary Ayen Mayardit
Aluel William Nyuon Bany
Flag of Spain.svg Spain President of the Government Pedro Sánchez María Begoña Gómez Fernández
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Muna Abdalla
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname President Chan Santokhi Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry.png
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson Birgitta Ed
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland President Alain Berset Muriel Zeender
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria Prime Minister Hussein Arnous
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa Mary
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin Pakpilai Thavisin
Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak Isabel da Costa Ferreira Isabel da Costa Ferreira 2016-07-08.jpg
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah Dogbé
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Stuart Young
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Head of Government Najla Bouden
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Emine Erdoğan Emine Erdogan.jpg
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja  ?
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal Kateryna Shmyhal
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum Al Maktoum
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer Victoria Starmer Victoria Starmer at 10 Downing Street, London, United Kingdom on 2 December 2024 (cropped).jpg
Flag of the United States.svg United States President Donald Trump Melania Trump Melania Trump's Official White House Portrait (2025) (cropped).jpg
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou Lorena Ponce de León Lorena Ponce de Leon.png
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov  ?
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City President of the Governorate Archbishop Fernando Vérgez Alzaga Celibate
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro
(disputed during the Venezuelan presidential crisis,
11 January 2019 – 5 January 2023
[b] )
Cilia Flores Cilia Flores 2013.jpg
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính Lê Thị Bích Trân
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema Mutinta Hichilema Mutinta Hichilema.png
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Auxillia Mnangagwa Auxillia Mnangagwa - First Lady of Zimbabwe.jpg

Other states

The following states are in free association with another UN member state.

State Head of government SpouseImage
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown
Flag of Niue.svg Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi

The following states control their territory and are recognised by at least one UN member state.

State Head of government SpouseImage
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg Abkhazia Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti Rita Augestad Knudsen
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Faiz Sucuoğlu
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg Sahrawi Republic Prime Minister Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun
Flag of South Ossetia.svg South Ossetia Prime Minister Gennady Bekoyev
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan President of the Executive Yuan Chen Chien-jen Lo Feng-ping

The following states control their territory, but are not recognised by any UN member states.

State Head of government SpouseImage
Flag of Somaliland.svg Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi Zahra Abdilahi Absia
Roda Ahmed Omar
Flag of Transnistria (state).svg Transnistria Prime Minister Aleksandr Martynov

See also

Notes

  1. In case of a woman, the title of "chairman" can take on the form of "chairwoman", "chairperson" or simply "chair", or be replaced by "president".
  2. Maduro's legitimacy as President remains challenged by many within the international community due to concerns around the legitimacy of the 2018 Venezuelan presidential election, despite Juan Guaidó relinquishing his claim to the Presidency on 5 January 2023.

References