First ladies and gentlemen of Haiti
| First Lady of Haiti Premye dam Ayiti | |
|---|---|
 | |
since July 20, 2021 | |
| Residence | Palais National |
| Inaugural holder | Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture |
| Formation | July 7, 1801 |
| Website | Première Dame de la République d'Haïti |
First Lady of Haiti (Template:Lang-fr, Template:Lang-ht) or First Gentleman of Haiti is the title attributed to the spouse of the president of Haiti.
The current acting first lady of Haiti is Annie Claude Massiau, wife of Acting President Ariel Henry, who has held the position since July 20, 2021.
Spouses
| Spouse (born-died) |
Head of state | In office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture (around 1742–1816) | Toussaint Louverture (as Governor-General) | 1797–1802 | |
| Vacant (6 May 1802–1 January 1804) | |||
| Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité (1758 – 8 August 1858) | Jean-Jacques Dessalines (as Governor-General, then Emperor) | 1804–1806 | as Empress of Haiti |
| Marie-Louise Coidavid (1778–1851) | Henri Christophe (as President, then King of North Haiti) | 1807–1820 | |
| Marie-Madeleine Lachenais (1778–1843) | Alexandre Pétion (1807–1818) and Jean-Pierre Boyer (1818–1843) (mistress, never married) | 1807–1843 | Marie-Madeleine Lachenais was the mistress and political advisor of both President Alexandre Sabès Pétion and President Jean-Pierre Boyer. She never married either president, but exerted political influence during their tenures. |
| Vacant (1843–1845) | |||
| Cecile Fatiman | Jean-Louis Pierrot | 1845–1846 | |
| Laurence Raphael | Jean-Baptiste Riché | 1846–1847 | |
| Adélina Lévêque (1820–1878) | Faustin Soulouque (President, then Emperor) | 1847–1859 | Empress Consort of Haiti from 1849 until 1859 |
| Marguerite Lorvana McIntosh | Fabre Geffrard | 1859–1867 | |
| Marie-Louise Augustin Sinni | Nissage Saget (Provisional President) | 1867 | |
| Wilmina Delacourse | Sylvain Salnave | 1867–1869 | |
| Marie-Louise Augustin Sinni | Nissage Saget (President) | 1869–1874 | |
| Pauline Strattman | Michel Domingue | 1874–1876 | |
| Marie Claire Wilmina Phipps (1838–1897) | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal | 1877–1879 | |
| Felicite Potiez | Lysius Salomon | 1879–1888 | |
| Marie Claire Wilmina Phipps (1838–1897) | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (Provisional President) | 1888-1888 | |
| Rose Marie Isaure Marion (1849–1929) | François Denys Légitime | 1888–1889 | |
| Adélaide Marcial | Florvil Hyppolite | 1889–1896 | |
| Constance Solomon | Tirésias Simon Sam | 1896–1902 | |
| Marie Claire Wilmina Phipps (1838–1897) | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (Provisional President) | 1902 | |
| Marie Louise Amélia Célestina Pierrot (1826–1908) | Pierre Nord Alexis | 1902–1908 | |
| Adelaïde Mentor Chéry | François C. Antoine Simon | 1908–1911 | |
| Reine-Joséphine Laroche (1849–1911) | Cincinnatus Leconte | 1911–1912 | |
| Rose Anselinette Durand (1857–1936) | Tancrède Auguste | 1912–1913 | |
| Alice Euchariste Pommeyrac (1863–1945) | Michel Oreste | 1913–1914 | |
| Véronique Péralte | Oreste Zamor | 1914-1914 | |
| Vacant (1914–1915) | |||
| Lucienne Marie Thérése Parisien (1879–?) | Vilbrun Guillaume Sam | 1915-1915 | |
| Vacant (1915–1922; "First Lady" filled by Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave's sister Gulna) | |||
| Hélène Saint-Mascary (1872–?) | Louis Borno | 1922–1930 | |
| Octavie Rigaud Roy | Louis Eugène Roy | 1930-1930 | |
| ? | Sténio Vincent | 1930–1941 | |
| Georgina Saint-Aude (1892–1984) | Élie Lescot | 1941–1946 | |
| Lucienne Heurtelou (1921–2006) | Dumarsais Estimé | 1946–1950 | |
| Yolette Leconte (1918–1981) | Paul Magloire | December 6, 1950 – December 12, 1956 | |
| Lucia Pierre-Louis (acting) | Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis (acting) | December 12, 1956 – February 3, 1957 | Provisional President Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis was unmarried during his presidency. He appointed his older sister, Lucia Pierre-Louis, to be First Lady of Haiti and official hostess. [1] |
| Dieudonne Auxilus Occide Jeanty | Franck Sylvain | February 7, 1957 – April 2, 1957 | |
| Carmen Jean-François Fignolé | Daniel Fignolé | May 25, 1957 – May 25, 1957 | |
| Marie Yvonne Charles Kébreau | Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau | June 14, 1957 – October 22, 1957 | |
| Simone Duvalier (1913–1997) | Francois Duvalier | October 22, 1957 – April 21, 1971 | |
| Michèle Bennett (1950–present) | Jean-Claude Duvalier | 1971–1986 | |
| Gisèle Célestin Namphy | Henri Namphy | 1986–1988 | |
| Mirlande Manigat (1940–present) | Leslie Manigat | 1988-1988 | |
| Gisèle Célestin Namphy | Henri Namphy | 1988-1988 | |
| Marie-Ange Nazon Avril | Prosper Avril | 1988–1990 | |
| Maryse Armand Abraham | Hérard Abraham | 1990-1990 | |
| Ernst Trouillot | Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (acting) | 1990–1991 | To date, Ernst Trouillot is the only man to hold the position, while Pascal-Trouillot is the only woman to hold the presidency. |
| Vacant | Jean-Bertrand Aristide | February 7, 1991 – September 29, 1991 | Aristide, a Roman Catholic priest until 1994, was unmarried[2] |
| Yannick Prosper | Raoul Cédras | September 30, 1991 – October 8, 1991 | Raoul Cédras remained the de facto ruler of Haiti from 1991 until October 1994 |
| Guerda Jean-Baptiste Nérette | Joseph Nérette (provisional president) | October 8, 1991 – June 19, 1992 | |
| Marie-Yolaine Sam Bazin | Marc Bazin (provisional president) | June 19, 1992 – August 30, 1993 | |
| Marie-Thérèse Jonassaint | Émile Jonassaint (provisional president) | June 15, 1993 – October 12, 1994 | |
| Vacant | Jean-Bertrand Aristide | October 12, 1994 – January 20, 1996 | Aristide, who left the Catholic priesthood in 1994, was unmarried until 1996[2][3] |
| Mildred Trouillot (1963–present) | Jean-Bertrand Aristide | January 20, 1996 – February 7, 1996 | President Aristide married Trouillot, a Haitian American, on January 20, 1996[3] |
| Guerda Benoît (1963–present) | René Préval | February 7, 1996 – February 4, 2001 | President Préval married his second wife, Géri Benoît, sometime during his first term in a small ceremony at the National Palace.[4] |
| Mildred Trouillot (1963–present) | Jean-Bertrand Aristide | February 4, 2001 – February 29, 2004 | |
| Célima Dorcély Alexandre | Boniface Alexandre | February 29, 2004 – May 14, 2006 | |
| Vacant | René Préval | May 14, 2006 – December 6, 2009 | President Préval was divorced from the time he took office in 2006 until his marriage to his third wife on December 6, 2009.[4] |
| Elisabeth Delatour Préval (1962–present) | René Préval | December 6, 2009 – May 14, 2011 | President Préval married Elisabeth Delatour Préval on December 6, 2009, while in office.[4] |
| Sophia Martelly | Michel Martelly | May 14, 2011 – February 7, 2016 | |
| Ginette Michaud Privert | Jocelerme Privert (interim president) | February 14, 2016 – February 7, 2017 | |
| Martine Moïse | Jovenel Moïse | February 7, 2017 – July 7, 2021 | |
| Vacant | Claude Joseph (acting president) | July 7, 2021 – July 20, 2021 | |
| Annie Claude Massiau | Ariel Henry (acting president) | July 20, 2021 – present | |
References
- ^ "President Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis New Chief of State of Republique d'Haiti (page 26)". Haiti Sun. 1956-12-16. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Rohter, Larry (1994-11-17). "Aristide Decides To Quit As Priest". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ a b Pierre-Pierre, Gary (1996-01-21). "Many in Haiti Are Troubled By Marriage Of Aristide". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ a b c "Haitian President Marries Economic Adviser". Repeating Islands. 2009-12-08. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
External links
- First Lady of Haiti official government page Archived 2019-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (French)