First ladies and gentlemen of Alaska explained

Post:First Lady
Body:Alaska
Insignia:Seal of the State of Alaska.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Seal of Alaska
Incumbent:Rose Newlin
Incumbentsince:December 3, 2018
Preceded By:Sandra Parnell
Termlength:Four years, renewable once
Formation:January 3, 1959
Residence:Alaska Governor's Mansion
Inaugural:Neva Egan

First Lady or First Gentleman of Alaska is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the governor of Alaska.[1] The holder of the title resides with the governor at the Alaska Governor's Mansion in Juneau, Alaska.

The current first lady of Alaska is Rose Newlin, wife of Governor Mike Dunleavy, who has held the position since December 3, 2018. To date, only one person has served as the first gentleman since statehood: Todd Palin from 2006 to 2009.

First ladies and gentlemen of Alaska since statehood

First Lady/Gentleman Term beginsTerm endsGovernor of AlaskaNotes
Neva EganJanuary 3, 1959 December 5, 1966William Egan
Ermalee HickelDecember 5, 1966January 29, 1969Wally Hickel
Diana MillerJanuary 29, 1969December 7, 1970Keith Harvey Miller
Neva EganDecember 7, 1970December 2, 1974William EganSecond tenure as First Lady
Bella HammondDecember 2, 1974December 6, 1982Jay Hammond[2]
Position vacantDecember 6, 1982December 1, 1986Bill SheffieldSheffield's wife, Lee Sheffield, died in 1978.[3]
Michael Margaret StewartDecember 1, 1986December 3, 1990Steve Cowper
Ermalee HickelDecember 3, 1990December 5, 1994Wally HickelSecond tenure as First Lady
Susan Knowles December 5, 1994December 2, 2002Tony Knowles
Nancy MurkowskiDecember 2, 2002December 4, 2006Frank Murkowski
Todd PalinDecember 4, 2006 July 26, 2009Sarah PalinThe first man to serve as First Gentleman. Often nicknamed "First Dude of Alaska."[4] [5]
Sandra ParnellJuly 26, 2009December 1, 2014Sean Parnell
Donna WalkerDecember 1, 2014December 3, 2018Bill Walker
Rose DunleavyDecember 3, 2018presentMike Dunleavy

Notes and References

  1. News: Elizabeth. Schoenfeld. Admire the inaugural ball gowns . . 1999-01-22 . 2015-10-30.
  2. News: Steve. Kahn. Bella Hammond: A reclusive, no-nonsense activist . . 2015-05-31 . 2015-10-30.
  3. News: Tim. Bradner. Sheffield's success: Overcoming hardship, personal loss . . 2013-02-06 . 2015-10-30.
  4. News: Katie. Zernike. Todd Palin: 'First dude' and right-hand man . . 2008-09-03 . 2015-10-30.
  5. News: Alec. MacGillis. 'First Dude' Todd Palin Illustrates Alaska's Blend of Private and Public . . 2008-09-22 . 2015-10-30.