First ladies and gentlemen of Haiti
| First Lady of Haiti Première dame d'Haïti Premye dam Ayiti | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent since July 7, 2021Vacant | |
| 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 (French: Première dame d'Haïti, Haitian Creole: Premye dam Ayiti) or First Gentleman of Haiti is the title attributed to the spouse of the president of Haiti.
Spouses
[edit]| 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 | 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) | François 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 (July 7, 2021 – ; Transitional Presidential Council) | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "President Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis New Chief of State of Republique d'Haiti (page 26)". Haiti Sun. 1956-12-16. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ 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
[edit]- First Lady of Haiti official government page Archived 2019-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (French)