Second lady
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Second lady is a title sometimes used in reference to the wife of a vice president or a lieutenant governor (deputy governor), and if no office of vice president or lieutenant governor exists, of a prime minister or premier/chief minister of a republic,[1] and to the deputy prime minister or deputy premier/deputy chief minister of a monarchy, styled relative to the title of First Lady, the wife of a president or governor of a republic or of a prime minister or premier/chief minister of a monarchy.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Second Gentleman is the male equivalent of the title in countries where the head of government's spouse has been a man.
Second Spouse, a rare version of the title, can be used in either case where the spouse of a head of government is of any gender.
In countries which have more than one Vice Presidential position (e.g. Peru, Afghanistan), the Second Lady would be the spouse of the First Vice President, the Third Lady would be the spouse of the Second Vice President, and so on.
In the United States, collectively, the vice president of the United States and his or her spouse are known as the second couple and, if they have children, they are usually referred to as the second family
In South Korea, it is similar to that of the United States where collectively the prime minister and the second lady are regarded as the second couple, and if they have a family they are all collectively known as the second family.
Although no country grants any legal power to second ladies, their duties often include the following:
- hosting during receptions at the vice presidential/prime ministerial/deputy prime ministerial residence;
- presiding over selected welfare institutions;
- accompanying the spouse in official travels;
- various ceremonial duties.
List[]
- Armenia: Anna Hakobyan
- Australia: Catherine McCormack
- Azerbaijan: Ilham Aliyev (Relative to First Lady and Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva)
- Brazil: Paula Mourão
- Canada: Graham Bowley
- Estonia:
- France: Sandra Ribelaygue
- Germany: see also: German order of precedence
- Second Spouse: vacant, President of the Bundestag Bärbel Bas is widowed.
- Third Spouse: Britta Ernst, spouse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz
- Guatemala: Lisette Arriaga
- Ghana: Samira Bawumia
- India:
- Myanmar:
- Second Lady: Khin Thet Htay
- Third Lady:
- Indonesia:
- Israel: Gilat Bennett (Relative to First Lady Michal Herzog and to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett)
- Japan:
- Russia:
- South Africa:
- South Korea: Lee Yoo-mi
- Taiwan:
- United States: Doug Emhoff
- Zimbabwe:
See also[]
- First Lady
References[]
- ^ "Penelope Fillon interview - Carolyn Boyd". "The press have nicknamed Mme Fillon ‘France’s second lady’ but it’s a title she tries her best to play down, stating that the other wives of French Prime Ministers have never been in the limelight."
- ^ "Second Lady Announces Kristan King Nevins as Chief of Staff". whitehouse.gov. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Mrs. Karen Pence". whitehouse.gov. 24 December 2014 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Remarks of Dr. Jill Biden at the White House Convening on Operation Educate the Educators". whitehouse.gov. 13 April 2016 – via National Archives.
- ^ Blackwood, Harris (7 January 2007). "Georgia's Second Lady". Gainesville Times. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Sarah Baird (September 10, 2008). "Lieutenant Governor Recognizes National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week". Kentucky.gov.
- ^ "Rep. Black Honors Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey on Upcoming Retirement from State Senate". Rep. Black's Office.
- ^ "State's First Female Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley Dies at 78". alreporter.com. 17 October 2016.
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