The First Lady or First Gentleman ( or ) of Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 is the unofficial title of the spouse of the sitting President of Argentina

President of Argentina

The President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...

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Role of the First Lady

The first lady

First Lady

First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...

 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

Eva Perón

María Eva Duarte de Perón was the second wife of President Juan Perón and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She is often referred to as simply Eva Perón, or by the affectionate Spanish language diminutive Evita.She was born in the village of Los Toldos in...

 (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. Néstor Kirchner

Néstor Kirchner

Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...

 (1950–2010), former Argentine president, was the first and only First Gentleman of Argentina, married to Cristina Fernández, current president of the country.

First Ladies and First Gentleman of Argentina

No.	Name	President	Birth	Death	Period
1	Juana del Pino y Vera	Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad Gónzalez Rivadavia y Rivadavia was the first president of Argentina, from February 8, 1826 to July 7, 1827 . He was a politician of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, Argentina today...	1786	1841	1826–1827
2	Lucía Petrona Riera Merlo	Vicente López y Planes Vicente López y Planes Alejandro Vicente López y Planes was an Argentine writer and politician who acted as interim President of Argentina from July 7, 1827 to August 18, 1827...	1794	1887	1827
| Dolores Costa Brizuela	Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza y García was an Argentine general and politician. He was president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.He was governor of Entre Ríos during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, governor of Buenos Aires with powers delegated from the other provinces...	1831	1896	1854–1860
3	Modesta Garcia de Cossio	Santiago Derqui Santiago Derqui Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez was president of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10 Australes note, which is now obsolete....	1825	1885	1860–1861
4	Rosa Juana Eredia	Juan Esteban Pedernera Juan Esteban Pedernera Juan Esteban Pedernera was interim President of Argentina during a brief period in 1861.Born in 1796 in San Luis Province, he studied in a Franciscan monastery when young, and left his studies to join the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers being summoned by José de San Martín to fight in the War of...			1861
5	Delfina Vedia	Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:...	1819	1882	1862–1868
6	Benita Martínez Pastoriza	Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...	1819	1890	1868–1874
7	Carmen Nóbrega Miguens	Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth...	1836	1899	1874–1880
8	Clara Funes	Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...	1849	1890	1880–1886
9	Elisa Funes	Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman	1853	1933	1886–1890
10	Carolina Lagos	Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....	1852	1925	1890–1892
11	Cipriana Lahitte	Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña was a lawyer and President of Argentina.He graduated in law from the University of Buenos Aires, and participated in the constitutional assembly of 1860. He was a number of times a national deputy and senator. In 1882 he occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the Province of...	1829	1916	1892–1895
12	Leonor Tezanos Pinto	José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898....	1850	1916	1895–1898
| None	Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...			1898–1904
13	María Susana Rodríguez	Manuel Quintana Manuel Quintana Manuel Pedro Quintana y Sáenz de Gaona was the President of Argentina from 12 October 1904 to 12 March 1906. He died in office....	1843	1930	1904–1906
14	Josefa Julia de las Mercedes Bouquet	José Figueroa Alcorta José Figueroa Alcorta José Figueroa Alcorta was President of Argentina from 12 March 1906 to 12 October 1910.Figueroa Alcorta was born in Córdoba as the son of José Figueroa and Teodosia Alcorta. He was elected a National Representative for Córdoba before becoming Provincial Governor in 1895. In 1898 he returned to the...	1863	1941	1906–1910
15	Rosa González	Roque Sáenz Peña Roque Sáenz Peña Roque Sáenz Peña Lahitte was President of Argentina from 12 October 1910 to 9 August 1914, when he died in office...	1858	1948	1910–1914
16	Emily Henry	Victorino de la Plaza Victorino de la Plaza Victorino de la Plaza y Palacios was President of Argentina from 9 August 1914 to 11 October 1916.Second son of José Roque Mariano de la Plaza Elejalde and Manuela de la Silva Palacios; his older brother, Rafael de la Plaza, was also a politician and acted as governor of Santiago del Estero...			1914–1916
	None	Hipólito Yrigoyen Hipólito Yrigoyen Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Irigoyen Alem was twice President of Argentina . His activism became the prime impetus behind the obtainment of universal suffrage in Argentina in 1912...			1916–1922
17	Regina Pacini	Marcelo T. de Alvear	1871	1965	1922–1928
| None	Hipólito Yrigoyen Hipólito Yrigoyen Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Irigoyen Alem was twice President of Argentina . His activism became the prime impetus behind the obtainment of universal suffrage in Argentina in 1912...			1928–1930
18	Aurelia Madero	José Félix Uriburu José Félix Uriburu General José Félix Benito Uriburu y Uriburu was the first de facto President of Argentina, achieved through a military coup, from September 6, 1930 to February 20, 1932.-Biography:...	1873	1959	1930–1932
19	Ana Encarnación Bernal Harris	Agustín Pedro Justo Agustín Pedro Justo General Agustín Pedro Justo Rolón was President of Argentina from February 20, 1932, to February 20, 1938...	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	María Inés Lobato Mulle	Pedro Pablo Ramírez Pedro Pablo Ramírez General Pedro Pablo Ramírez was de facto President of Argentina from June 7, 1943 to February 24, 1944. He was the founder and leader of the Guardia Nacional, Argentina's Fascist militia....	1892	1947	1943–1944
23	Conrada Victoria Torni	Edelmiro Farrell	1893	1977	1944–1946
24	María Eva Duarte Eva Perón María Eva Duarte de Perón was the second wife of President Juan Perón and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She is often referred to as simply Eva Perón, or by the affectionate Spanish language diminutive Evita.She was born in the village of Los Toldos in...	Juan Domingo Perón	1919	1952	1946–1952
| None	Juan Domingo Perón			1952–1955
25	Mercedes Villada Achával	Eduardo Lonardi Eduardo Lonardi Eduardo A. Lonardi Doucet served as de facto president of Argentina from September 23, 1955 until November 13, 1955.-Biography:He was born on September 15, 1896....	1903	1988	1955
26	Sara Lucía Herrera	Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Silveti was an Argentine Army General. Born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba on May 21, 1903. He was a major figure behind the military coup against Juan Perón in 1955. He became de facto president of Argentina from November 13, 1955 to May 1, 1958...	1910	1997	1955–1958
27	Elena Luisa María Faggionatto	Arturo Frondizi Arturo Frondizi Arturo Frondizi Ercoli was the President of Argentina between May 1, 1958, and March 29, 1962, for the Intransigent Radical Civic Union.-Early life:Frondizi was born in Paso de los Libres, Corrientes Province...	1907	1991	1958–1962
28	Purificación Areal	José María Guido José María Guido José María Guido was an interim President of Argentina from 30 March 1962 to 12 October 1963.Guido was elected to the Argentine Senate for Río Negro Province in 1958, representing the Intransigent Radical Civic Union...	1921	1998	1962–1963
29	Silvia Elvira Martorell	Arturo Umberto Illia Arturo Umberto Illia Arturo Umberto Illia was President of Argentina from October 12, 1963, to June 28, 1966, and a member of the centrist UCR.-Biography:Arturo Umberto Illia was born August 4, 1900 in Pergamino, Buenos Aires Province, to Emma Francesconi and Martín Illia, Italian Argentine immigrants from the...	1915	1966	1963–1966
30	María Emilia Green Urien	Juan Carlos Onganía Juan Carlos Onganía Juan Carlos Onganía Carballo was de facto president of Argentina from 29 June 1966 to 8 June 1970. He rose to power as military dictator after toppling, in a coup d’état self-named Revolución Argentina , the democratically elected president Arturo Illia .-Economic and social...	1915	1990	1966–1970
31	Betty Nelly Andrés	Roberto Marcelo Levingston	1926		1970–1971
32	Ileana María Bell Bidart	Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Gelly was the 38th president of the Argentine Republic between March 22, 1971 and May 25, 1973, during the penultimate military dictatorship.- Career :...	1919		1971–1973
33	María Georgina Cecilia Acevedo	Héctor José Cámpora Héctor José Cámpora Héctor José Cámpora Demaestre was president of Argentina from 25 May until 13 July 1973.Cámpora, affectionately known as el Tío , was born in the city of Mercedes, in the Province of Buenos Aires...	1917	1994	1973
34	Norma Beatriz López Rega	Raúl Alberto Lastiri Raúl Alberto Lastiri Raúl Alberto Lastiri was an Argentine politician who was interim president of Argentina from July 13, 1973 until October 12, 1973. Lastiri, who presided over the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, was promoted to the presidency of the country after Héctor Cámpora and Vicente Solano Lima resigned...	1945		1973
35	María Estela Martínez	Juan Domingo Perón	1931		1973–1974
| None	María Estela Martínez			1974–1976
36	Alicia Raquel Hartridge	Jorge Rafael Videla Jorge Rafael Videla Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo is a former senior commander in the Argentine Army who was the de facto President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. He came to power in a coup d'état that deposed Isabel Martínez de Perón...	1927		1976–1981
37	Nélida Giorgio	Roberto Eduardo Viola Roberto Eduardo Viola Roberto Eduardo Viola Redondo was an Argentine military officer who briefly served as president of Argentina from March 29 to December 11, 1981 during a period of military rule.-President of Argentina:...	1926	2004	1981
38	Lucía Noemí Gentili	Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri	1926		1981–1982
39	Nilda Raquel Belén	Reynaldo Benito Bignone	1928		1982–1983
40	María Lorenza Barreneche	Raúl Alfonsín Raúl Alfonsín Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín was an Argentine lawyer, politician and statesman, who served as the President of Argentina from December 10, 1983, to July 8, 1989. Alfonsín was the first democratically-elected president of Argentina following the military government known as the National Reorganization...	1926		1983–1989
41	Zulema Fátima Yoma Zulema Yoma Zulema Fátima Yoma is a former First Lady of Argentina.A native of Nonogasta in La Rioja Province, Fatima Yoma was married for twenty-five years to Carlos Saúl Menem who served as President of Argentina from July 1989 to December 1999...	Carlos Saúl Menem	1942		1989–1991
42	Zulema María Eva Menem	Carlos Saúl Menem	1965		1991–1999
43	Inés Pertiné	Fernando de la Rúa Fernando de la Rúa Fernando de la Rúa is an Argentine politician. He was president of the country from December 10, 1999 to December 21, 2001 for the Alliance for Work, Justice and Education ....	1942		1999–2001
44	María Alicia Mazzarino	Adolfo Rodríguez Saá Adolfo Rodríguez Saá Adolfo Rodríguez Saá Páez Montero is an Argentine Peronist politician. He was the governor of the province of San Luis during several terms, and briefly served as President of Argentina.-Biography:...	1947		2001
45	Hilda Beatriz González	Eduardo Duhalde Eduardo Duhalde -External links:...	1946		2002–2003
46	Cristina Elisabet Fernández Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...	Néstor Kirchner Néstor Kirchner Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...	1953		2003–2007
47	Néstor Carlos Kirchner	Cristina Fernández Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...	1950	2010	2007–2010
| None	Cristina Fernández Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...			2010-