First Lady of Venezuela
Appearance
First Lady of Venezuela | |
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since 2013 | |
Residence | La Casona |
Term length | 6 years |
Inaugural holder | Dominga Ortiz |
Formation | 1830 |
First Lady of Venezuela (Spanish: Primera Dama de Venezuela) is the unofficial title traditionally held by the wife of the president of Venezuela.
List of first ladies
[edit]Image | Name (lifespan) | President | Years as First Lady |
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Dominga Ortiz (November 1, 1792 – December 31, 1875) |
José Antonio Páez | 1830–1835 (1st term) |
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Encarnación Maitín | José María Vargas | 1835–1836 (only term) |
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Olalla Buroz | Carlos Soublette | 1837–1839 (1st term) |
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Dominga Ortiz (November 1, 1792 – December 31, 1875) |
José Antonio Páez | 1839–1843 (2nd term) |
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Olalla Buroz | Carlos Soublette | 1843–1847 (2nd term) |
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Luisa Oriach | José Tadeo Monagas | 1847–1851 (1st term) |
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Clara Marrero | José Gregorio Monagas | 1851–1855 (only term) |
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Luisa Oriach | José Tadeo Monagas | 1855–1858 (2nd term) |
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María Nieves Briceño | Julián Castro | 1858–1859 (only term) |
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Encarnación Rivas | Manuel Felipe de Tovar | 1859–1861 (only term) |
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Dominga Ortiz (November 1, 1792 – December 31, 1875) |
José Antonio Páez | 1861–1863 (3rd term) |
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Luisa Isabel Pachano | Juan Crisóstomo Falcón | 1863–1868 (only term) |
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Esperanza Hernández | José Ruperto Monagas | 1869–1870 (only term) |
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Ana Teresa Ibarra | Antonio Guzmán | 1870–1877 (1st term) |
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Belén Esteves | Francisco Linares | 1877–1878 (only term) |
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Ana Teresa Ibarra | Antonio Guzmán | 1879–1884 (2nd term) |
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Jacinta Parejo (August 16, 1845 – April 16, 1914) |
Joaquín Crespo | 1884–1886 (1st term) |
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Ana Teresa Ibarra | Antonio Guzmán | 1887–1888 (3rd term) |
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María Josefa de la Concepción Báez | Juan Pablo Rojas | 1888–1890 (only term) |
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Isabel González | Raimundo Andueza | 1890–1892 (only term) |
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Jacinta Parejo (August 16, 1845 – April 16, 1914) |
Joaquín Crespo | 1892–1898 (2nd term) |
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María Isabel Sosa | Ignacio Andrade | 1898–1899 (only term) |
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Zoila Rosa Martínez | Cipriano Castro | 1899–1908 (only term) |
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María Teresa Núñez | Eleazar López | 1936–1941 (only term) |
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Irma Felizola | Isaías Medina | 1941–1945 (only term) |
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Carmen Valverde | Rómulo Betancourt | 1945–1948 (1st term) |
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Teotiste Arocha | Rómulo Gallegos | 1948 (only term) |
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Lucía Devine | Carlos Delgado | 1948–1950 (only term) |
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Rosario Pérez | Germán Suárez | 1950–1952 (only term) |
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Flor María Chalbaud | Marcos Pérez | 1952–1958 (only term) |
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Mercedes María Paláez (25 October 1933 – November 24, 2002) |
Wolfgang Larrazábal | 1958 (only term) |
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Carmen Valverde | Rómulo Betancourt | 1959–1964 (2nd term) |
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Carmen América Fernández | Raúl Leoni | 1964–1969 (only term) |
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Alicia Pietri (14 October 1923 – 9 February 2011) |
Rafael Caldera | 1969–1974 (1st term) |
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Blanca Rodríguez (January 1, 1926 – August 5, 2020) |
Carlos Andrés Pérez | 1974–1979 (1st term) |
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Betty Urdaneta | Luis Herrera | 1979–1984 (only term) |
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Gladys Castillo | Jaime Lusinchi | 1984–April 1988 (only term) |
President Jaime Lusinchi divorced First Lady Gladys in April 1988.[1][2] | |
Blanca Rodríguez (January 1, 1926 – August 5, 2020) |
Carlos Andrés Pérez | 1989–1993 (2nd term) |
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Ligia Betancourt (1920 – 14 July 2008) |
Ramón José Velásquez | 1993–1994 (only term) |
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Verónica Peñalver (21 July 1924 – ?) |
Octavio Lepage | 1994 (only term) |
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Alicia Pietri (14 October 1923 – 9 February 2011) |
Rafael Caldera | 1994–1999 (2nd term) |
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Marisabel Rodríguez (23 November 1964 – present) |
Hugo Chávez | 1999–2004 (only term) |
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Cilia Flores (15 October 1956 – present) |
Nicolás Maduro | 2013–present (1st term) |
Disputed with Fabiana Rosales[a] (2019–2023) |
Non-spouse first ladies
[edit]Name | Relation to President |
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Barbarita Nieves | Sentimental partner of José Antonio Páez |
Dionisia Bello | Sentimental partner of Juan Vicente Gómez |
Amelia Núñez | Sentimental partner of Juan Vicente Gómez |
Cecilia Matos | Sentimental partner of Carlos Andrés Pérez |
Blanca Ibáñez | Sentimental partner and wife of Jaime Lusinchi from 1991 until his death |
María Gabriela Chávez | Daughter of Hugo Chávez |
See also
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Notes and references
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Cilia Flores recognized as First Lady of Venezuela by China, Russia, Cuba, South Africa, Palestine and other countries. Fabiana Rosales recognized as Acting First Lady of Venezuela by over 50 countries, including the United States, most of the European Union, and by the National Assembly of Venezuela, until the end Venezuelan presidential crisis on 5 January 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ R., Nahem (2021-03-26). "Gladys Castillo de Lusinchi: el adiós de la médica y ex primera dama". El Diario (Venezuela). Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ Vinogradoff, Ludmila (1988-04-15). "La sentencia de divorcio de Lusinchi indigna a la Iglesia venezolana". El País. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- (in Spanish) List of First Ladies of Venezuela - Venciclopedia
- “Las Presidentas de Venezuela, Primeras Damas de la República en el siglo XIX”, Antonio Reyes, 1955