Wives and husbands of heads of states and governments

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[edit] Afghanistan

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[edit] Albania

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[edit] Algeria

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[edit] Andorra

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[edit] Angola

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[edit] Antigua and Barbuda

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[edit] Argentina

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[edit] Armenia

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[edit] Azerbaijan

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[edit] Australia

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[edit] Austria

Wives of the heads of state:

Wives of the heads of government:

  • Helene Gautsch von Frankenthurn, wife of Paul Gautsch von Frankenthurn (1905-06, 1911)
  • Franziska von Hohenlohe (née Schönborn-Buchheim), wife of Konrad von Hohenlohe (1906)
  • Antonie von Beck, wife of Max Wladimir von Beck (1906-08)
  • Thea Seidler von Feuchtenegg, wife of Ernst Seidler von Feuchtenegg (1917-18)
  • Frieda Hussarek von Heinlein (née von Kuhn), wife of Max Hussarek von Heinlein (1918)
  • Leonore Lammasch (née Gemeiner), wife of Heinrich Lammasch (1918)
  • Rosa Breisky, wife of Walter Breisky (1922)
  • Ignaz Seipel (1922-24, 1926-29) was priest and not married
  • Adele Ramek, wife of Rudolf Ramek (1924-26)
  • Eugénie Vaugoin, wife of Carl Vaugoin (1930)
  • Maria Ender (née Rusch), wife of Otto Ender (1930-31)
  • Irma Buresch (née Burian), wife of Karl Buresch (1931-32)
  • Alwine Dollfuß (née Glienke), wife of Engelbert Dollfuß (1932-34)
  • Nora Princess Starhemberg (née Gregor), wife of Prince Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (acting in 1934)
  • Vera Schuschnigg, wife of Kurt Schuschnigg (1934-38)
  • Gertrud Seyß-Inquart (née Maschka), wife of Arthur Seyß-Inquart (1938)
  • Hilde Figl (née Hemala), wife of Leopold Figl (1945-53)
  • Hermine Raab (née Haumer), wife of Julius Raab (1953-61)
  • Maria Gorbach (née Dolnicar), wife of Alfons Gorbach (1961-64)
  • Erna Klaus (née Seywald), wife of Josef Klaus (1964-70)
  • Vera Kreisky (née Fürth), wife of Bruno Kreisky (1970-83)
  • Hermine Sinowatz (née Semmler), wife of Fred Sinowatz (1983-86)
  • Christine Vranitzky (née Kristen), wife of Franz Vranitzky (1986-97)
  • Sonja Klima (née Holzinger), wife of Viktor Klima (1997-2000)
  • Krista "Gigi" Schüssel, wife of Wolfgang Schüssel (2000-07)
  • Alfred Gusenbauer (since 2007) is not married; he cohabits with Eva Steiner

[edit] The Bahamas

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[edit] Bahrain

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[edit] Bangladesh

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[edit] Barbados

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[edit] Belarus

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  • Yulia Chigir, wife of Mikhail Chigir (1994-96)

[edit] Belgium

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[edit] Belize

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[edit] Benin

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[edit] Bhutan

[edit] Bolivia

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[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] Botswana

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[edit] Brazil

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[edit] Brunei

[edit] Bulgaria

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[edit] Burkina Faso

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[edit] Burundi

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[edit] Cambodia

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[edit] Cameroon

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[edit] Canada

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[edit] Cape Verde

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  • Adélcia Barreto Pires, wife of Pedro Pires (since 2001)

[edit] Central African Republic

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[edit] Chad

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[edit] Chile

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[edit] China

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[edit] Colombia

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[edit] Congo (Democratic Republic)

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[edit] Congo (Republic)

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[edit] Costa Rica

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[edit] Côte d'Ivoire

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[edit] Croatia

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[edit] Cuba

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[edit] Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia

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[edit] Cyprus

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[edit] Denmark

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[edit] Djibouti

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[edit] Dominican Republic

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[edit] East Timor

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[edit] Ecuador

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[edit] Egypt

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[edit] El Salvador

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[edit] Equatorial Guinea

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[edit] Eritrea

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[edit] Estonia

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[edit] Fiji

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[edit] Finland

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[edit] France

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[edit] Gabon

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[edit] The Gambia

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[edit] Georgia

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[edit] Germany

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[edit] Ghana

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[edit] Great Britain

Consorts of the monarchs:

  • Prince Albert (born Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), consort of Queen Victoria (1840-until his death in 1861)
  • Queen Alexandra (née Princess of Denmark), consort of King Edward VII (1901-10)
  • Queen Mary (née Princess of Teck), consort of King George V (1910-36)
  • King Edward VIII was not married during his reign in 1936
  • Queen Elizabeth (née Bowes-Lyon), consort of King George VI (1936-52)
  • Prince Philipp (born Mountbatten, Prince of Greece and Denmark), consort of Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)

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[edit] Greece

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[edit] Guatemala

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[edit] Guinea

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[edit] Guyana

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[edit] Haiti

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[edit] Honduras

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[edit] Hungary

Wives of the presidents:

  • Ama Losonczi, wife of Pál Losonczi (1967-87)
  • Ilona Németh (née Balazs), wife of Károly Németh (1987-88)
  • Gertrud Straub, second wife of Brunó Ferenc Straub (1988-89)
  • Zsuzsa Göncz, wife of Árpád Göncz (1990-2000)
  • Dalma Mádl (née Némethy), wife of Ferenc Mádl (2000-05)
  • Erzsébet Sólyom (née Nagy), wife of László Sólyom (since 2005)

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[edit] Iceland

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[edit] India

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[edit] Indonesia

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[edit] Iraq

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  • Hero Ibrahim Talabani (née Ahmed), wife of Jalal Talabani (since 2005)

[edit] Ireland

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[edit] Israel

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[edit] Italy

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[edit] Jamaica

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[edit] Japan

Empresses:

  • Empress Teimei (née Sadako Kujo), consort of Emperor Yoshihito (1912-26)
  • Empress Kojun (née Princess Nagako Kuni), consort of Emperor Hirohito (1926-89)
  • Empress Michiko (née Shoda), consort of Emperor Akihito (since 1989)

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[edit] Jordan

Queens:

  • Queen Sharifa (née Sharifa Dina bint 'Abdu'l-Hamid), first consort of King Hussein I (1955-57, divorced)
  • Princess Muna al-Hussein (née Antoinette Avril Gardiner), second consort of King Hussein I (1961-72, divorced)
  • Queen Alia al Hussein (née Alia Baha ed Din Toukan), third consort of King Hussein I (1972-77, she died in a helicopter crash)
  • Queen Noor (née Lisa Najeeb Halaby), fourth consort of King Hussein I (1978-99)
  • Queen Rania, consort of King Abdullah II (since 1999)

[edit] Kazakhstan

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[edit] Kenya

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[edit] Kiribati

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[edit] Kuwait

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[edit] Kyrgyzstan

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[edit] Latvia

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[edit] Lesotho

Queen:

  • Queen Karabo Motšoeneng, wife of King Letsie III (since 1990)

[edit] Lebanon

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[edit] Liberia

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[edit] Libya

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[edit] Liechtenstein

Consorts of the princes:

  • Prince Johann II (1858-1929) was not married
  • Princess Elisabeth (née Countess von Gutmann), consort of Prince Franz I (1929-38)
  • Princess Georgina "Gina" (née Countess von Wilczek), consort of Prince Franz Joseph II (1938-89)
  • Princess Marie Aglae (née Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau), consort of Prince Hans Adam II (since 1989)

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[edit] Lithuania

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[edit] Luxembourg

Consorts of the Grand-Dukes and Grand-Duchesses:

  • Grand-Duchess Adelheid-Marie (née Princess of Anhalt-Dessau), consort of Grand-Duke Adolphe (1890-1905)
  • Grand-Duchess Maria Anna (née Princess of Portugal), consort of Grand-Duke William IV (1905-12)
  • Grand-Duchess Marie-Adélaïde (1912-19) was not married
  • Prince Felix (born Prince of Bourbon-Parma), consort of Grand-Duchess Charlotte (1919-64)
  • Grand-Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte (née Princess of Belgium), consort of Grand-Duke Jean (1964-2000)
  • Grand-Duchess Maria Teresa (née Mestre), consort of Grand-Duke Henri (since 2000)

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[edit] Macedonia

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[edit] Madagascar

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[edit] Malawi

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[edit] Malaysia

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[edit] Maldives

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[edit] Mali

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[edit] Malta

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[edit] Marshall Islands

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[edit] Mauritania

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[edit] Mauritius

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[edit] Mexico

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[edit] Federated States of Micronesia

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[edit] Moldova

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[edit] Monaco

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[edit] Mongolia

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[edit] Montenegro

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[edit] Morocco

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[edit] Mozambique

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[edit] Myanmar

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[edit] Namibia

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[edit] Nepal

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[edit] New Zealand

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[edit] Nicaragua

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[edit] Netherlands

Consorts of the queens:

  • Prince Hendrik (born Prince von Mecklenburg-Schwerin), consort of Queen Wilhelmina (1890-1948)
  • Prince Bernhard (born Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld), consort of Queen Juliana (1948-80)
  • Prince Claus (born von Amsberg), consort of Queen Beatrix (1980 until his death in 2002)

Wives of the prime-ministers:

  • Barbara Schermerhorn (née Rook), wife of Willem Schermerhorn (1945-46)
  • Jet Beel (née van der Meulen), wife of Louis Beel (1958-59, 1946-48)
  • To Drees (née Hent), wife of Willem Drees (1948-58)
  • Maria de Quay (née van der Lande), wife of Jan de Quay (1959-63)
  • Mini Marijnen (née Schreurs), wife of Victor Marijnen (1963-65)
  • Truus Cals (née van der Heijden), wife of Joseph Cals (1965-66)
  • Hetty Zijlstra (née Bloksma), wife of Jelle Zijlstra (1966-67)
  • Anneke de Jong (née Bartels), wife of Piet de Jong (1967-71)
  • Wilhelmina Biesheuvel (née Meuring), wife of Barend Biesheuvel (1971-73)
  • Elisabeth den Uyl (née van Vessen), wife of Joop den Uyl (1973-77)
  • Eugenie van Agt (née Krekelberg), wife of Dries van Agt (1977-82)
  • Ria Lubbers (née Hoogeweegen), wife of Ruud Lubbers (1982-94)
  • Rita Kok (née Roukema), wife of Wim Kok (1994-2002)
  • Bianca Balkenende (née Hoogendijk], wife of Jan Peter Balkenende (2002-)

[edit] Niger

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[edit] Nigeria

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[edit] North Korea

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[edit] Norway

Queens:

  • Queen Maud (née Princess of Great Britain), consort of King Haakon VII (1905-1938)
  • Crown Princess Märtha (née Princess of Sweden), consort of King Olav V (Crown Princess Märtha died before Olav became king)
  • Queen Sonja (née Haraldsen), consort of King Harald V (1991-)

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[edit] Pakistan

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[edit] Palestine

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[edit] Palau

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[edit] Panama

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[edit] Papua New Guinea

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[edit] Paraguay

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[edit] Peru

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[edit] Philippines

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[edit] Poland

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[edit] Portugal

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[edit] Qatar

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[edit] Romania

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[edit] Russia/Soviet Union

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[edit] Rwanda

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[edit] Senegal

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[edit] Serbia/Yugoslavia

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[edit] Sierra Leone

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[edit] Singapore

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[edit] Slovakia

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[edit] Slovenia

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[edit] South Africa

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[edit] South Korea

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[edit] Spain

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[edit] Sri Lanka

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[edit] Saint Lucia

Wife of the prime-minister:

  • Janice Compton, wife of John Compton (1979, 1982-96, 2006-)

[edit] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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[edit] Suriname

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[edit] Swaziland

[edit] Sweden

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[edit] Switzerland

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[edit] Syria

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[edit] Tajikistan

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[edit] Taiwan

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[edit] Tanzania

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[edit] Thailand

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[edit] Tonga

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago

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[edit] Tunisia

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[edit] Turkey

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[edit] Uganda

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[edit] Ukraine

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[edit] United Kingdom

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[edit] United States

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[edit] Uruguay

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[edit] Uzbekistan

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[edit] Vanuatu

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[edit] Venezuela

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[edit] Vietnam

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[edit] Zambia

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[edit] Zimbabwe

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