First Ladies and Gentlemen of Argentina

First Lady of Argentina Primera dama de Argentina
Coat of arms of Argentina
File:Fabiola Yáñez.jpg Incumbent Fabiola Yáñez since December 10, 2019
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Quinta presidencial de Olivos
Term length	4 years, immediate re-election once
Inaugural holder	Juana del Pino
Formation	February 8, 1826 (1826-02-08)

First Lady or First Gentleman of Argentina (Spanish: Primera dama o Primer caballero de Argentina), also known as 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.

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 or Gentleman (Maiden name)	Tenure	Age at tenure start	President (Spouse)
1	Portrait engraving of Juana del Pino	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		Bernardino Rivadavia m. December 14, 1809
2	Portrait engraving of Lucia Petrona	Lucía Petrona Riera Merlo de López y Planes July 3, 1794 – January 30, 1887 (aged 92)	July 7, 1827 – August 18, 1827		Vicente López y Planes m. March 1, 1813
3	Portrait engraving of Dolores Costa	Facunda Dolores Costa Brizuela de Urquiza November 27, 1831 – November 8, 1896 (aged 64)	March 5, 1854 – March 5, 1860		Justo José de Urquiza m. October 12, 1855
4	Portrait of Modesta García	Modesta García de Cossio Vedoya de Derqui January 28, 1825– November 12, 1885 (aged 60)	March 5, 1860 – November 5, 1861		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		Juan Esteban Pedernera m. May 23, 1823
6	Portrait of Maria Luisa Vedia	Delfina María Luisa de Vedia Pérez de Mitre December 12, 1819 – September 6, 1882 (aged 62)	December 12, 1861 – October 12, 1868		Bartolomé Mitre m. January 8, 1841
7	Portrait of Benita Martinez	Benita Agustina Martínez Pastoriza de Sarmiento August 26, 1819 – October 6, 1890 (aged 71)	October 12, 1868 – October 12, 1874		Domingo Faustino Sarmiento m. May 19, 1848
8	Portrait of Carmen Nobrega	Carmen Nóbrega Miguens de Avellaneda July 16, 1836 – February 18, 1899 (aged 62)	October 12, 1874 – October 11, 1880		Nicolás Avellaneda m. October 23, 1861
9	Portrait of Clara Funes	Clara Dolores del Corazón de Jesús Funes Díaz de Roca March 29, 1849 – May 2, 1890 (aged 41)	October 12, 1880 – October 11, 1886		Julio Argentino Roca m. August 21, 1872
10	Portrait of Elisea Funes	Benedicta Elisa Funes Díaz de Juárez Celman January 12, 1853 – November 21, 1933 (aged 80)	October 12, 1886 – August 6, 1890		Miguel Juárez Celman m. April 20, 1872
11	Portrait of Carolina Lagos	Carolina Ignacia Lagos García de Pellegrini February 1, 1852 – September 28, 1925 (aged 73)	August 7, 1890 – October 11, 1892		Carlos Pellegrini m. December 25, 1843
12	Portrait of Cipriana Lahitte	Cipriana Lahitte Bonavía de Sáenz Peña Birth country: Uruguay December 6, 1829 – October 23, 1916 (aged 86)	October 12, 1892 – January 23, 1895		Luis Sáenz Peña m. November 18, 1848
13	Portrait of Leonor Tezanos Pinto	Leonor Hermenegilda del Carmen Tezanos Pinto Segovia de Uriburu August 26, 1850 – October 13, 1916 (aged 66)	January 24, 1895 – October 11, 1898		José E. de Uriburu m. March 19, 1841
14	Portrait of Susana Rodriguez	Susana Rodríguez Viana de Quintana July 9, 1843 – May 5, 1930 (aged 86)	October 12, 1904 – March 12, 1906		Manuel Quintana m. December 14, 1861
15	Portrait of Josefa Roldan	Josefa Julia María Bouquet Roldán de Figueroa Alcorta September 19, 1863 – March 20, 1941 (aged 77)	March 13, 1906 – October 11, 1910		José Figueroa Alcorta m. April 16, 1888
16	Portrait of Isidora González	Rosa Isidora González Delgado de Sáenz Peña September 1, 1858 – January 17, 1948 (aged 89)	October 11, 1910– August 10, 1914		Roque Sáenz Peña m. February 4, 1887
17		Emily Henry de la Plaza Birth country: Scotland	August 10, 1914 – October 12, 1916		Victorino de la Plaza m. 1884
18	Portrait of Regina Pacini	Regina Isabel Luisa Pacini Quintero de Alvear Birth country: Portugal January 6, 1871 – September 18, 1965 (aged 94)	October 12, 1922 – October 11, 1928		Torcuato de Alvear m. April 29, 1907
-	Portrait of Aurelia Madero Buján	Aurelia Madero Buján de Uriburu de facto February 22, 1873 – November 14, 1959 (aged 86)	September 6, 1930 – February 19, 1932		José Félix Uriburu de facto m. November 19, 1894
19	Portrait of Ana Encarnación Bernal Harris	Ana Encarnación Bernal Harris de Justo June 9, 1878 – December 26, 1942 (aged 64)	February 20, 1932 – February 19, 1938		Agustín Pedro Justo m. December 1, 1900
20	Portrait of Leonor Tezanos Pinto	María Luisa Iribarne Daubert de Ortíz May 11, 1887– April 3, 1940 (aged 52)	February 20, 1938 – April 3, 1940 died in office		Roberto M. Ortiz m. May 11, 1912
21	Portrait of Ana Encarnación Bernal Harris	María Delia Luzuriaga Chaves de Castillo October 10, 1881– October 11, 1955 (aged 74)	June 27, 1942 – June 4, 1943		Ramón S. Castillo m. September 10, 1903
-	Portrait of María Inés Lobato Mulle	María Inés Lobato Mulle de Ramírez de facto May 17, 1892 – January 26, 1947 (aged 54)	June 7, 1943 – February 23, 1944		Pedro Pablo Ramírez de facto m. May 7, 1917
-	Portrait of Conrada Victoria Torni	Conrada Victoria Torni Carpani de Farrell de facto January 1, 1893 – August 16, 1977 (aged 84)	February 24, 1944 – June 3, 1946		Edelmiro Farrell de facto m. June 10, 1919
22	Official portrait of Eva Perón	María Eva Duarte de Perón May 7, 1919 – July 26, 1952 (aged 33)	June 4, 1946 – July 26, 1952 died in office		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		Eduardo Lonardi de facto m. December 12, 1924
-	Official portrait of Sara Lucía Herrera	Sara Lucía Herrera Contreras de Aramburu de facto December 13, 1910 – October 2, 1997 (aged 86)	November 13, 1955 – May 1, 1958		Pedro Eugenio Aramburu de facto m. February 18, 1933
23	Official portrait of Elena Faggionatto	Elena Luisa María Faggionatto Cavicchi de Frondizi June 30, 1907 – April 24, 1991 (aged 83)	May 1, 1958 – March 29, 1962		Arturo Frondizi m. January 2, 1933
-		Purificación Areal de Guido de facto February 21, 1921 – November 23, 1998 (aged 77)	March 29, 1962 – October 12, 1963		José María Guido de facto m. April 20, 1946
24	Portrait of Silvia Martorell	Silvia Elvira Martorell Kaswalder de Illia November 19, 1915 – September 6, 1966 (aged 50)	October 12, 1963 – June 28, 1966		Arturo Illia m. April 15, 1939
-	Photo of Maria Emilia Green	María Emilia Green Urien de Onganía de facto July 31, 1915 – August 12, 1990 (aged 75)	June 29, 1966 – June 8, 1970		Juan Carlos Onganía de facto m. December 31, 1937
-	Photo of Bety Andrés	Bety Nelly Andrés Llana de Levingston de facto (1926-05-04) May 4, 1926	June 18, 1970 – March 21, 1971		Roberto M. Levingston de facto m. December 18, 1943
-	Photo of Ileana Bell Bidart	Ileana María Bell Bidart de Lanusse de facto May 19, 1919 – July 16, 2012 (aged 93)	March 26, 1971 – May 25, 1973		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		Hector Cámpora m. April 15, 1937
26		Norma Beatriz López Rega Maseda (1945-02-17) February 17, 1945	July 13, 1973 – October 12, 1973		Raúl Lastiri 1973
27	Photo of Isabel Perón	Isabel Estela Martínez de Perón (1931-02-04) February 4, 1931	October 12, 1973 – July 1, 1974		Juan Domingo Perón m. September 15, 1961
-	Photo of Alicia Raquel Hartridge Lacoste	Alicia Raquel Hartridge Lacoste de Videla de facto September 28, 1927 - November 4, 2021 (aged 94)	March 29, 1976 – March 29, 1981		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		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		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		Reynaldo Bignone de facto m. January 8, 1953
28	Photo of Maria Barreneche	María Lorenza Barreneche de Alfonsín July 3, 1929 – January 5, 2016 (aged 86)	December 10, 1983 – July 8, 1989		Raúl Alfonsín m. February 4, 1949
29	Official coat	Zulema Fátima Yoma de Menem (1942-12-18) December 18, 1942	July 8, 1989 – April 26, 1995 (divorce)		Carlos Menem m. September 7, 1966
-	Official coat	Zulema María Eva Menem (1970-12-25) December 25, 1970	April 26, 1995 – December 10, 1999		Carlos Menem
30	Official coat	Inés Pertiné Urien de de la Rúa (1942-12-27) December 27, 1942	December 10, 1999 – December 21, 2001		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
32	Official coat	Hilda González de Duhalde (1944-10-14) October 14, 1944	January 2, 2002 – May 25, 2003		Eduardo Duhalde m. June 28, 1971
33		Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (1953-02-19) February 19, 1953	May 25, 2003 – December 10, 2007		Néstor Kirchner m. May 8, 1975
34	Photo of Nestor Kirchner	Néstor Carlos Kirchner February 25, 1950 – October 27, 2010 (aged 60)	December 10, 2007 – October 27, 2010 died in office		Cristina Fernández m. May 8, 1975
35	Photo of Juliana Awada	María Juliana Awada (1974-04-03) April 3, 1974	December 10, 2015 – December 10, 2019		Mauricio Macri m. November 14, 2010
36	Photo of Fabiola Yáñez	Fabiola Andrea Yáñez (1981-07-14) July 14, 1981	December 10, 2019 – present		Alberto Fernández 2014

Presidential couples gallery

• Roque Saenz Peña visitando el Concejo Nacional de Educación, 1911.jpg

  President Roque Sáenz Peña and First Lady Isidora González.
  First Lady, 1910–1914

• Marcelo y Regina años 20.jpg

  President Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear and First Lady Regina Pacini
  First Lady, 1922–1928

• Juan y Eva Oficial.jpg

  President Juan Perón and First Lady
  Eva Duarte
  First Lady, 1946–1952

• Elena y Arturo.jpg

  President Arturo Frondizi and First Lady Elena Faggionatto
  First Lady, 1958–1962

• Arturo Illia y su esposa.jpg

  President Arturo Illia and First Lady
  Silvia Martorell
  First Lady, 1963–1966

• Campano y peron.jpg

  President Juan Perón and First Lady
  Isabel Martínez
  Mrs. Perón was the first First Lady in history to later become President (1974).

• Una multitud salió a festejar la asunción de Alfonsín y a vuelta de la democracia.jpg

  President Raúl Alfonsín and First Lady María Lorenza Barreneche
  First Lady, 1983–1989

• Menem y Zulemita en Ezeiza 02.jpg

  President Carlos Menem and his daughter Zulema
  Ms. Menem was the only presidential daughter to act as First Lady (1995–99), following her parents' divorce.

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  President Néstor Kirchner and future President Cristina Fernández
  First Gentleman, 2007–2010 and
  First Lady, 2003–2007

• Mauricio Macri asiste a la Función Extraordinaria en el Teatro Colón (6483728779).jpg

  President Mauricio Macri and First Lady Juliana Awada
  First Lady, 2015-2019

• Alberto Fernández a su llegada a Alemania.jpg

  President Alberto Fernández and First Lady Fabiola Yáñez
  First Lady since 2019