First Ladies and Gentlemen of Argentina
First Lady or First Gentleman of the Argentine Nation is the unofficial and protocol title of the spouse of the sitting president of Argentina.
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, 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, former Argentine president, was the only First Gentleman of Argentina.
List
No. | Portrait | First Lady ' | Tenure | Age at tenure start | President ' |
| 1 | Juana Josefa Joaquina del Pino y Vera Mujica de Rivadavia Birth country: Uruguay December 28, 1786 – December 14, 1841 | February 8, 1826 – June 27, 1827 | Bernardino Rivadavia m. | ||
| 2 | :es:Lucía Petrona Riera Merlo|Lucía Petrona Riera Merlo de López y Planes July 3, 1794 – January 30, 1887 | July 7, 1827 – August 18, 1827 | Vicente López y Planes m. | ||
| 3 | :es:Dolores Costa|Facunda Dolores Costa Brizuela de Urquiza November 27, 1831 – November 8, 1896 | March 5, 1854 – March 5, 1860 | Justo José de Urquiza m. | ||
| 4 | Modesta García de Cossio Vedoya de Derqui January 28, 1825– November 12, 1885 | March 5, 1860 – November 5, 1861 | Santiago Derqui m. | ||
| 5 | Juana Rosa Heredia Cañas de Pedernera January 3, 1805– August 26, 1886 | November 5, 1861 – December 12, 1861 | Juan Esteban Pedernera m. | ||
| 6 | Delfina María Luisa de Vedia Pérez de Mitre December 12, 1819 – September 6, 1882 | December 12, 1861 – October 12, 1868 | Bartolomé Mitre m. | ||
| 7 | Benita Agustina Martínez Pastoriza de Sarmiento August 26, 1819 – October 6, 1890 | October 12, 1868 – October 12, 1874 | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento m. | ||
| 8 | :es:Carmen Miguens de Avellaneda|Carmen Nóbrega Miguens de Avellaneda July 16, 1836 – February 18, 1899 | October 12, 1874 – October 11, 1880 | Nicolás Avellaneda m. | ||
| 9 | Clara Dolores del Corazón de Jesús Funes Díaz de Roca March 29, 1849 – May 2, 1890 | October 12, 1880 – October 11, 1886 | Julio Argentino Roca m. | ||
| 10 | Benedicta Elisa Funes Díaz de Juárez Celman January 12, 1853 – November 21, 1933 | October 12, 1886 – August 6, 1890 | Miguel Juárez Celman m. | ||
| 11 | Carolina Ignacia Lagos García de Pellegrini February 1, 1852 – September 28, 1925 | August 7, 1890 – October 11, 1892 | Carlos Pellegrini m. | ||
| 12 | Cipriana Lahitte Bonavía de Sáenz Peña Birth country: Uruguay December 6, 1829 – October 23, 1916 | October 12, 1892 – January 23, 1895 | Luis Sáenz Peña m. | ||
| 13 | Leonor Hermenegilda del Carmen Tezanos Pinto Segovia de Uriburu August 26, 1850 – October 13, 1916 | January 24, 1895 – October 11, 1898 | José E. de Uriburu m. | ||
| 14 | Susana Rodríguez Viana de Quintana July 9, 1843 – May 5, 1930 | October 12, 1904 – March 12, 1906 | Manuel Quintana m. | ||
| 15 | Josefa Julia María Bouquet Roldán de Figueroa Alcorta September 19, 1863 – March 20, 1941 | March 13, 1906 – October 11, 1910 | José Figueroa Alcorta m. | ||
| 16 | Rosa Isidora González Delgado de Sáenz Peña September 1, 1858 – January 17, 1948 | October 11, 1910– August 10, 1914 | Roque Sáenz Peña m. | ||
| 17 | Emily Henry de de la Plaza Birth country: Scotland | August 10, 1914 – October 12, 1916 | Victorino de la Plaza m. | ||
| 18 | Regina Isabel Luisa Pacini Quintero de Alvear Birth country: Kingdom of Portugal January 6, 1871 – September 18, 1965 | October 12, 1922 – October 11, 1928 | Torcuato de Alvear m. | ||
| - | Aurelia Madero Buján de Uriburu de facto February 22, 1873 – November 14, 1959 | September 6, 1930 – February 19, 1932 | José Félix Uriburu de facto m. | ||
| 19 | Ana Encarnación Bernal Harris de Justo June 9, 1878 – December 26, 1942 | February 20, 1932 – February 19, 1938 | Agustín Pedro Justo m. | ||
| 20 | María Luisa Iribarne Daubert de Ortíz May 11, 1887– April 3, 1940 | February 20, 1938 – April 3, 1940 died in office | Roberto M. Ortiz m. | ||
| 21 | María Delia Luzuriaga Chaves de Castillo October 10, 1881– October 11, 1955 | June 27, 1942 – June 4, 1943 | Ramón S. Castillo m. | ||
| - | María Inés Lobato Mulle de Ramírez de facto May 17, 1892 – January 26, 1947 | June 7, 1943 – February 23, 1944 | Pedro Pablo Ramírez de facto m. | ||
| - | Conrada Victoria Torni Carpani de Farrell de facto January 1, 1893 – August 16, 1977 | February 24, 1944 – June 3, 1946 | Edelmiro Farrell de facto m. | ||
| 22 | María Eva Duarte de Perón May 7, 1919 – July 26, 1952 | June 4, 1946 – July 26, 1952 | Juan Domingo Perón m. | ||
| - | Mercedes Villada Achával de Lonardi de facto September 1, 1903 – December 2, 1988 | September 23, 1955 – November 12, 1955 | Eduardo Lonardi de facto m. | ||
| - | Sara Lucía Herrera Contreras de Aramburu de facto December 13, 1910 – October 2, 1997 | November 13, 1955 – May 1, 1958 | Pedro Eugenio Aramburu de facto m. | ||
| 23 | Elena Luisa María Faggionatto Cavicchi de Frondizi June 30, 1907 – April 24, 1991 | May 1, 1958 – March 29, 1962 | Arturo Frondizi m. | ||
| - | :es:Purificación Areal|Purificación Areal Areal de Guido de facto February 21, 1921 – November 23, 1998 | March 29, 1962 – October 12, 1963 | José María Guido de facto m. | ||
| 24 | :es:Silvia Martorell|Silvia Elvira Martorell Kaswalder de Illia November 19, 1915 – September 6, 1966 | October 12, 1963 – June 28, 1966 | Arturo Illia m. | ||
| - | María Emilia Green Urien de Onganía de facto July 31, 1915 – August 12, 1990 | June 29, 1966 – June 8, 1970 | Juan Carlos Onganía de facto m. | ||
| - | Bety Nelly Andrés Llana de Levingston de facto | June 18, 1970 – March 21, 1971 | Roberto M. Levingston de facto m. | ||
| - | Ileana María Bell Bidart de Lanusse de facto May 19, 1919 – July 16, 2012 | March 26, 1971 – May 25, 1973 | Alejandro Agustín Lanusse de facto m. | ||
| 25 | María Georgina Cecilia Acevedo de Cámpora December 12, 1917 – March 28, 1994 | May 25, 1973 – July 13, 1973 | Hector Cámpora m. | ||
| 26 | Norma Beatriz López Rega de Lastiri | July 13, 1973 – October 12, 1973 | Raúl Lastiri | ||
| 27 | María Estela Martínez de Perón | October 12, 1973 – July 1, 1974 | Juan Domingo Perón m. | ||
| - | Alicia Raquel Hartridge Lacoste de Videla de facto | March 29, 1976 – March 29, 1981 | Jorge Rafael Videla de facto m. | ||
| - | Nélida Giorgio Valente de Viola de facto August 8, 1926 - June 11, 2004 | March 29, 1981 – December 11, 1981 | Roberto Viola de facto m. | ||
| - | Lucía Noemí Gentili Cecchi de Galtieri de facto December 13, 1926 - January 29, 2019 | December 22, 1981 – June 18, 1982 | Leopoldo Galtieri de facto m. | ||
| - | Nilda Raquel Belén Etcheverry de Bignone de facto July 20, 1928 - March 13, 2013 | July 1, 1982 – December 10, 1983 | Reynaldo Bignone de facto m. | ||
| 28 | María Lorenza Barreneche de Alfonsín July 3, 1929 – January 5, 2016 | December 10, 1983 – July 8, 1989 | Raúl Alfonsín m. | ||
| 29 | Zulema Fátima Yoma de Menem | July 8, 1989 – April 26, 1995 | Carlos Menem m. | ||
| 30 | Inés Pertiné Urien de de la Rúa | December 10, 1999 – December 21, 2001 | Fernando de la Rúa m. | ||
| 31 | María Alicia Mazzarino de Rodríguez Saá | December 23, 2001 – December 30, 2001 | 53 years | Adolfo Rodríguez Saá m. | |
| 32 | Hilda González de Duhalde | January 2, 2002 – May 25, 2003 | Eduardo Duhalde m. | ||
| 33 | Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner | May 25, 2003 – December 10, 2007 | Néstor Kirchner m. | ||
| 34 | Néstor Carlos Kirchner February 25, 1950 – October 27, 2010 | December 10, 2007 – October 27, 2010 | Cristina Fernández m. | ||
| 35 | Juliana Awada de Macri | December 10, 2015 – December 10, 2019 | Mauricio Macri m. | ||
| 36 | Fabiola Yáñez | December 10, 2019 – present | Alberto Fernández 2014 |