First Ladies and Gentlemen of Argentina

First Lady or First Gentleman of the Argentine Nation (Spanish: Primera Dama o primer caballero de la Nación Argentina) is the unofficial and protocol title of the spouse of the sitting president of Argentina.

First Lady of the Argentine Nation
Primera dama de la Nación Argentina
Incumbent
Fabiola Yáñez
since December 10, 2019
StyleHer Excellency
ResidenceQuinta presidencial de Olivos
Term length4 years, immediate re-election once
Inaugural holderJuana del Pino
FormationFebruary 8, 1826 (1826-02-08)

Role

The first lady or first gentleman is not an elected position, carries no official duties and brings no salary. Nonetheless, he or she participates in humanitarian and charitable work. Furthermore, many have taken an active role in campaigning for the president with whom they are associated.

Some facts about the first ladies and gentlemen of Argentina:

  • Juana del Pino y Vera Mujica, whom born in Uruguay and Regina Pacini, whom born in Portugal are the only two First Ladies of Argentina who were born in a foreign country.
  • Eva Perón (1919–1952), First Lady from 1946 until her death, was the most important and influential First Lady, known for her work in many charitable and feminist causes. Before her death, the Argentine Congress named her the "Spiritual Leader of the Nation".
  • Isabel Perón was the first First Lady to become the President of Argentina in 1974.
  • Zulema Yoma, is the first First Lady of Argentina in the history of her country of Arab descent.
  • Zulema María Eva Menem, nicknamed Zulemita, was the first and only presidential daughter, officially known to act as a first lady.
  • Cristina Fernández, former First Lady from 2003 to 2007 was the first woman democratically elected President of Argentina.
  • Néstor Kirchner (1950–2010), former Argentine president, was the only First Gentleman of Argentina.

List

This list included all persons who served as first ladies or first gentlemen, regardless of whether they were married to the incumbent president or not, as well as persons who are considered to have acted as first lady by the official Casa Rosada website.

President
No.
 Portrait First Lady
(Maiden name)		 Tenure Age at tenure start President
(Spouse)
1 Juana Josefa Joaquina
del Pino y Vera Mujica de Rivadavia
Birth country:  Uruguay
December 28, 1786 – December 14, 1841
(aged 54)
 February 8, 1826
–
June 27, 1827		 39 years, 42 days Bernardino Rivadavia
m. December 14, 1809
2 Lucía Petrona
Riera Merlo de López y Planes
July 3, 1794 – January 30, 1887
(aged 92)
 July 7, 1827
–
August 18, 1827		 33 years, 46 days Vicente López y Planes
m. March 1, 1813
3 Facunda Dolores
Costa Brizuela de Urquiza
November 27, 1831 – November 8, 1896
(aged 64)
 March 5, 1854
–
March 5, 1860		 22 years, 98 days Justo José de Urquiza
m. October 12, 1855
4 Modesta
García de Cossio Vedoya de Derqui
January 28, 1825– November 12, 1885
(aged 60)
 March 5, 1860
–
November 5, 1861		 35 years, 37 days Santiago Derqui
m. May 14, 1845
5 Juana Rosa
Heredia Cañas de Pedernera
January 3, 1805– August 26, 1886
(aged 81)
 November 5, 1861
–
December 12, 1861		 56 years, 306 days Juan Esteban Pedernera
m. May 23, 1823
6 Delfina María Luisa
de Vedia Pérez de Mitre
December 12, 1819 – September 6, 1882
(aged 62)
 December 12, 1861
–
October 12, 1868		 42 years, 0 days Bartolomé Mitre
m. January 8, 1841
7 Benita Agustina
Martínez Pastoriza de Sarmiento
August 26, 1819 – October 6, 1890
(aged 71)
 October 12, 1868
–
October 12, 1874		 49 years, 78 days Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
m. May 19, 1848
8 Carmen
Nóbrega Miguens de Avellaneda
July 16, 1836 – February 18, 1899
(aged 62)
 October 12, 1874
–
October 11, 1880		 38 years, 88 days Nicolás Avellaneda
m. October 23, 1861
9 Clara Dolores del Corazón de Jesús
Funes Díaz de Roca
March 29, 1849 – May 2, 1890
(aged 41)
 October 12, 1880
–
October 11, 1886		 31 years, 197 days Julio Argentino Roca
m. August 21, 1872
10 Benedicta Elisa
Funes Díaz de Juárez Celman
January 12, 1853 – November 21, 1933
(aged 80)
 October 12, 1886
–
August 6, 1890		 33 years, 273 days Miguel Juárez Celman
m. April 20, 1872
11 Carolina Ignacia
Lagos García de Pellegrini
February 1, 1852 – September 28, 1925
(aged 73)
 August 7, 1890
–
October 11, 1892		 38 years, 187 days Carlos Pellegrini
m. December 25, 1843
12 Cipriana
Lahitte Bonavía de Sáenz Peña
Birth country:  Uruguay
December 6, 1829 – October 23, 1916
(aged 86)
 October 12, 1892
–
January 23, 1895		 62 years, 311 days Luis Sáenz Peña
m. November 18, 1848
13 Leonor Hermenegilda del Carmen
Tezanos Pinto Segovia de Uriburu
August 26, 1850 – October 13, 1916
(aged 66)
 January 24, 1895
–
October 11, 1898		 44 years, 151 days José E. de Uriburu
m. March 19, 1841
14 Susana
Rodríguez Viana de Quintana
July 9, 1843 – May 5, 1930
(aged 86)
 October 12, 1904
–
March 12, 1906		 61 years, 95 days Manuel Quintana
m. December 14, 1861
15 Josefa Julia María
Bouquet Roldán de Figueroa Alcorta
September 19, 1863 – March 20, 1941
(aged 77)
 March 13, 1906
–
October 11, 1910		 42 years, 175 days José Figueroa Alcorta
m. April 16, 1888
16 Rosa Isidora
González Delgado de Sáenz Peña
September 1, 1858 – January 17, 1948
(aged 89)
October 11, 1910–
August 10, 1914		 52 years, 40 days Roque Sáenz Peña
m. February 4, 1887
17 Emily
Henry de de la Plaza
Birth country:  Scotland		 August 10, 1914
–
October 12, 1916		 Victorino de la Plaza
m. 1884
18 Regina Isabel Luisa
Pacini Quintero de Alvear
Birth country:  Portugal
January 6, 1871 – September 18, 1965
(aged 94)
 October 12, 1922
–
October 11, 1928		 51 years, 279 days Torcuato de Alvear
m. April 29, 1907
- Aurelia
Madero Buján de Uriburu
de facto
February 22, 1873 – November 14, 1959
(aged 86)
 September 6, 1930
–
February 19, 1932		 57 years, 196 days José Félix Uriburu
de facto
m. November 19, 1894
19 Ana Encarnación
Bernal Harris de Justo
June 9, 1878 – December 26, 1942
(aged 64)
 February 20, 1932
–
February 19, 1938		 53 years, 256 days Agustín Pedro Justo
m. December 1, 1900
20 María Luisa
Iribarne Daubert de Ortíz
May 11, 1887– April 3, 1940
(aged 52)
 February 20, 1938
–
April 3, 1940
died in office		 50 years, 285 days Roberto M. Ortiz
m. May 11, 1912
21 María Delia
Luzuriaga Chaves de Castillo
October 10, 1881– October 11, 1955
(aged 74)
 June 27, 1942
–
June 4, 1943		 60 years, 260 days Ramón S. Castillo
m. September 10, 1903
- María Inés
Lobato Mulle de Ramírez
de facto
May 17, 1892 – January 26, 1947
(aged 54)
 June 7, 1943
–
February 23, 1944		 51 years, 21 days Pedro Pablo Ramírez
de facto
m. May 7, 1917
- Conrada Victoria
Torni Carpani de Farrell
de facto
January 1, 1893 – August 16, 1977
(aged 84)
 February 24, 1944
–
June 3, 1946		 51 years, 54 days Edelmiro Farrell
de facto
m. June 10, 1919
22 María Eva
Duarte de Perón
May 7, 1919 – July 26, 1952
(aged 33)
 June 4, 1946
–
July 26, 1952		 27 years, 28 days Juan Domingo Perón
m. October 22, 1945
- Mercedes
Villada Achával de Lonardi
de facto
September 1, 1903 – December 2, 1988
(aged 85)
 September 23, 1955
–
November 12, 1955		 52 years, 22 days Eduardo Lonardi
de facto
m. December 12, 1924
- Sara Lucía
Herrera Contreras de Aramburu
de facto
December 13, 1910 – October 2, 1997
(aged 86)
 November 13, 1955
–
May 1, 1958		 44 years, 335 days Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
de facto
m. February 18, 1933
23 Elena Luisa María
Faggionatto Cavicchi de Frondizi
June 30, 1907 – April 24, 1991
(aged 83)
 May 1, 1958
–
March 29, 1962		 50 years, 305 days Arturo Frondizi
m. January 2, 1933
- Purificación
Areal Areal de Guido
de facto
February 21, 1921 – November 23, 1998
(aged 77)
 March 29, 1962
–
October 12, 1963		 41 years, 36 days José María Guido
de facto
m. April 20, 1946
24 Silvia Elvira
Martorell Kaswalder de Illia
November 19, 1915 – September 6, 1966
(aged 50)
 October 12, 1963
–
June 28, 1966		 47 years, 327 days Arturo Illia
m. April 15, 1939
- María Emilia
Green Urien de Onganía
de facto
July 31, 1915 – August 12, 1990
(aged 75)
 June 29, 1966
–
June 8, 1970		 50 years, 333 days Juan Carlos Onganía
de facto
m. December 31, 1937
- Bety Nelly
Andrés Llana de Levingston
de facto
(1926-05-04) May 4, 1926
 June 18, 1970
–
March 21, 1971		 44 years, 45 days Roberto M. Levingston
de facto
m. December 18, 1943
- Ileana María
Bell Bidart de Lanusse
de facto
May 19, 1919 – July 16, 2012
(aged 93)
 March 26, 1971
–
May 25, 1973		 51 years, 311 days Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
de facto
m. November 15, 1949
25 María Georgina Cecilia
Acevedo de Cámpora
December 12, 1917 – March 28, 1994
(aged 76)
 May 25, 1973
–
July 13, 1973		 55 years, 164 days Hector Cámpora
m. April 15, 1937
26 Norma Beatriz
López Rega de Lastiri
(1945-02-17) February 17, 1945
 July 13, 1973
–
October 12, 1973		 28 years, 146 days Raúl Lastiri
1973[N 1]
27 María Estela
Martínez de Perón
(1931-02-04) February 4, 1931
 October 12, 1973
–
July 1, 1974		 42 years, 250 days Juan Domingo Perón
m. September 15, 1961
- Alicia Raquel
Hartridge Lacoste de Videla
de facto
(1927-09-28) September 28, 1927
 March 29, 1976
–
March 29, 1981		 48 years, 183 days Jorge Rafael Videla
de facto
m. April 6, 1948
- Nélida
Giorgio Valente de Viola
de facto
August 8, 1926 - June 11, 2004
(aged 77)
 March 29, 1981
–
December 11, 1981		 54 years, 233 days Roberto Viola
de facto
m. December 5, 1947
- Lucía Noemí
Gentili Cecchi de Galtieri
de facto
December 13, 1926 - January 29, 2019 (aged 92)
 December 22, 1981
–
June 18, 1982		 55 years, 9 days Leopoldo Galtieri
de facto
m. December 15, 1949
- Nilda Raquel Belén
Etcheverry de Bignone
de facto
July 20, 1928 - March 13, 2013
(aged 84)
 July 1, 1982
–
December 10, 1983		 53 years, 346 days Reynaldo Bignone
de facto
m. January 8, 1953
28 María Lorenza
Barreneche de Alfonsín
July 3, 1929 – January 5, 2016
(aged 86)
 December 10, 1983
–
July 8, 1989		 54 years, 160 days Raúl Alfonsín
m. February 4, 1949
29 Zulema Fátima
Yoma de Menem
(1942-12-18) December 18, 1942
 July 8, 1989
–
April 26, 1995
(divorce)[2]		 46 years, 172 days Carlos Menem
m. September 7, 1966[N 2]
30 Inés
Pertiné Urien de de la Rúa
(1942-12-27) December 27, 1942
 December 10, 1999
–
December 21, 2001		 56 years, 348 days Fernando de la Rúa
m. December 27, 1970
31 María Alicia
Mazzarino de Rodríguez Saá
1948
 December 23, 2001
–
December 30, 2001		 53 years Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
m. 1973[N 3]
32 Hilda
González de Duhalde
(1944-10-14) October 14, 1944
 January 2, 2002
–
May 25, 2003		 57 years, 80 days Eduardo Duhalde
m. June 28, 1971
33 Cristina Elisabet
Fernández de Kirchner
(1953-02-19) February 19, 1953
 May 25, 2003
–
December 10, 2007		 50 years, 95 days Néstor Kirchner
m. May 8, 1975
34 Néstor Carlos
Kirchner
February 25, 1950 – October 27, 2010
(aged 60)
 December 10, 2007
–
October 27, 2010		 57 years, 288 days Cristina Fernández
m. May 8, 1975
35 Juliana
Awada de Macri
(1974-04-03) April 3, 1974
 December 10, 2015
–
December 10, 2019		 41 years, 251 days Mauricio Macri
m. November 14, 2010
36 Fabiola Yáñez
(1981-07-14) July 14, 1981
 December 10, 2019
–
present		 38 years, 149 days Alberto Fernández
2014[N 4]

References
  1. "Norma Beatriz López Rega Maseda". Genealogía Familiar.
  2. "Legal divorcio de Menem". El Tiempo. 27 April 1995.
  1. Lastiri was technically still married to Amelia Concepción Martino Posterivo (January 25, 1920 - August 13, 2009). They married on August 5, 1943, and were separated no later than 1972.[1]
  2. They were separated in 1991, and divorced in 1995.
  3. They were separated in 2003, and divorced no later than 2016.
  4. Yáñez and Fernández are not married; they have been a couple since 2014.
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