First Ladies and Gentlemen of Argentina

First Lady of Argentina
Residence Quinta de Olivos
Inaugural holder Juana del Pino y Vera Mujica
Formation February 8, 1827

The First Lady (Spanish: Primera Dama) or First Gentleman (Primer Damo or Primer Caballero) of Argentina is the unofficial title of the spouse of the sitting President of Argentina.

Role of the First Lady

The first lady is not an elected position, carries no official duties and brings no salary. Nonetheless, she participates in humanitarian and charitable work. Furthermore, many have taken an active role in campaigning for the president with whom they are associated. 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 María Eva Menem, nicknamed Zulemita, was the first and only presidential daughter, officially known to act as a first lady. Néstor Kirchner (1950–2010), former Argentine president, was the only First Gentleman of Argentina, married to Cristina Fernández, current president of the country.

First Ladies and First Gentlemen of Argentina

No.NamePresidentBirthDeathPeriod
1 Juana del Pino Bernardino Rivadavia 1786 1841 1826–1827
2 Lucía Petrona Riera Vicente López y Planes 1794 1887 1827
3 Facunda Dolores Costa Justo José de Urquiza 1831 1896 1855–1860
4 Modesta García Santiago Derqui 1825 1885 1860–1861
5 Rosa Juana Heredia Juan Esteban Pedernera 1805 1886 1861
6 Delfina María Luisa Vedia Bartolomé Mitre 1819 1882 1862–1868
7 Benita Agustina Martínez Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 1819 1890 1868–1874
8[1] Carmen Nóbrega Miguens Nicolás Avellaneda 1836 1899 1874–1880
9 Clara Funes Julio Argentino Roca 1849 1890 1880–1886
10 Elisa Funes Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman 1853 1933 1886–1890
11 Carolina Ignacia Lagos Carlos Pellegrini 1852 1925 1890–1892
12 Cipriana Lahitte Luis Sáenz Peña 1829 1916 1892–1895
13 Leonor Tezanos Pinto José Evaristo Uriburu 1850 1916 1895–1898
None Julio Argentino Roca 1898–1904
14 Susana Rodríguez Viana Manuel Quintana 1843 1930 1904–1906
15 Josefa Julia Bouquet José Figueroa Alcorta 1863 1941 1906–1910
16 Rosa Isidora González Roque Sáenz Peña 1858 1948 1910–1914
None Victorino de la Plaza 1914–1916
None Hipólito Yrigoyen 1916–1922
17 Regina Isabel Luisa Pacini Marcelo T. de Alvear 1871 1965 1922–1928
None Hipólito Yrigoyen 1928–1930
18 Aurelia Madero José Félix Uriburu 1873 1959 1930–1932
19 Ana Encarnación Bernal Agustín Pedro Justo 1878 1942 1932–1938
20 María Luisa Iribarne Roberto M. Ortiz 1887 1940 1938–1942
21 María Delia Luzuriaga Ramón S. Castillo 1881 1955 1942–1943
22 Delia Sixta Borda Arturo Rawson 1895 1983 1943
23 María Inés Lobato Mulle Pedro Pablo Ramírez 1892 1947 1943–1944
24 Conrada Victoria Torni Edelmiro Farrell 1893 1977 1944–1946
25 María Eva Duarte Juan Domingo Perón 1919 1952 1946–1952
None Juan Domingo Perón 1952–1955
26 Delina del Carmen Botana José Domingo Molina 1919 1955
27 Mercedes Villada Achával Eduardo Lonardi 1903 1988 1955
28 Sara Lucía Herrera Pedro Eugenio Aramburu 1910 1997 1955–1958
29 Elena Luisa María Faggionatto Arturo Frondizi 1907 1991 1958–1962
30 Purificación Areal José María Guido 1921 1998 1962–1963
31 Silvia Elvira Martorell Arturo Umberto Illia 1915 1966 1963–1966
32 María Emilia Green Urien Juan Carlos Onganía 1915 1990 1966–1970
33 Betty Nelly Andrés Roberto Marcelo Levingston 1926 1970–1971
34 Ileana María Bell Bidart Alejandro Agustín Lanusse 1919 2012 1971–1973
35 María Georgina Cecilia Acevedo Héctor José Cámpora 1917 1994 1973
36 Norma Beatriz López Rega Raúl Alberto Lastiri 1945 1973
37 María Estela Martínez Juan Domingo Perón 1931 1973–1974
None María Estela Martínez 1974–1976
38 Alicia Raquel Hartridge Jorge Rafael Videla 1927 1976–1981
39 Nélida Giorgio Valente Roberto Eduardo Viola 1926 2004 1981
40 Hebe Angélica Aprile Carlos Alberto Lacoste 1931 1981
41 Lucía Noemí Gentili Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri 1926 1981–1982
42 María Beatriz Dauna Alfredo Oscar Saint-Jean 1930 1982
43 Nilda Raquel Belén Reynaldo Benito Bignone 1928 2013 1982–1983
44 María Lorenza Barreneche Raúl Alfonsín 1926 1983–1989
45 Zulema Fátima Yoma Carlos Saúl Menem 1942 1989–1991
46 Zulema María Eva Menem Carlos Saúl Menem 1970 1991–1999
47 Inés Pertiné Urien Fernando de la Rúa 1942 1999–2001
48 María Alicia Mazzarino Adolfo Rodríguez Saá 1948 2001
49 Hilda Beatriz González Eduardo Duhalde 1946 2002–2003
50 Cristina Elisabet Fernández Néstor Kirchner 1953 2003–2007
51 Néstor Carlos Kirchner Cristina Fernández 1950 2010 2007–2010
None Cristina Fernández 2010-

References

  1. ↑ Las primeras damas de la historia argentina, de 1826 a 1952. Author: Gabriel Chirico. Dunken, 2005.