First Ladies and Gentlemen of Haiti
| First Lady of Haiti Premye dam Ayiti | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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.
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 | |
| Jean-Baptiste Riché | 1846–1847 | ||
| Adélina Lévêque (1820–1878) | Faustin Soulouque (President, then Emperor) | 1847–1859 | Empress Consort of Haiti from 1849 until 1859 |
| Fabre Geffrard | 1859–1867 | ||
| Nissage Saget (Provisional President) | 1867 | ||
| Sylvain Salnave | 1867–1869 | ||
| Nissage Saget (President) | 1869–1874 | ||
| Michel Domingue | 1874–1876 | ||
| (1838–1897) | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal | 1877–1879 | |
| Lysius Salomon | 1879–1888 | ||
| (1838–1897) | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (Provisional President) | 1888-1888 | |
| (1849–1929) | François Denys Légitime | 1888–1889 | |
| Florvil Hyppolite | 1889–1896 | ||
| Tirésias Simon Sam | 1896–1902 | ||
| (1838–1897) | Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (Provisional President) | 1902 | |
| (1826–1908) | Pierre Nord Alexis | 1902–1908 | |
| François C. Antoine Simon | 1908–1911 | ||
| (1849–1911) | Cincinnatus Leconte | 1911–1912 | |
| (1857–1936) | Tancrède Auguste | 1912–1913 | |
| (1863–1945) | Michel Oreste | 1913–1914 | |
| Oreste Zamor | 1914-1914 | ||
| Vacant (1914–1915) | |||
| (1879–?) | Vilbrun Guillaume Sam | 1915-1915 | |
| Vacant (1915–1922; "First Lady" filled by Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave's sister ) | |||
| (1872–?) | Louis Borno | 1922–1930 | |
| Louis Eugène Roy | 1930-1930 | ||
| ? | Sténio Vincent | 1930–1941 | |
| (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 | |
| (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] |
| Franck Sylvain | February 7, 1957 – April 2, 1957 | ||
| Daniel Fignolé | May 25, 1957 – May 25, 1957 | ||
| 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 | |
| Henri Namphy | 1986–1988 | ||
| Mirlande Manigat (1940–present) | Leslie Manigat | 1988-1988 | |
| Henri Namphy | 1988-1988 | ||
| Prosper Avril | 1988–1990 | ||
| Hérard Abraham | 1990-1990 | ||
| 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] |
| Raoul Cédras | September 30, 1991 – October 8, 1991 | Raoul Cédras remained the de facto ruler of Haiti from 1991 until October 1994 | |
| Joseph Nérette (provisional president) | October 8, 1991 – June 19, 1992 | ||
| Marc Bazin (provisional president) | June 19, 1992 – August 30, 1993 | ||
| 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] |
| (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)". . 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". . 2009-12-08. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
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