First Lady of Guyana explained

Post:First Lady
Body:Guyana
Insignia:Flag of Guyana.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Incumbent:Arya Ali
Incumbentsince:August 2, 2020
Residence:State House, Georgetown, Guyana
Formation:March 17, 1970
Inaugural:Doreen Chung

First Lady of Guyana is the title held by the wife of the president of Guyana. The current first lady of Guyana is Arya Ali, wife of President Irfaan Ali, who has served in the position since August 2020.

First ladies and gentlemen of Guyana

NameTerm BeginsTerm EndsPresident of GuyanaNotes
Doreen Chung[1] 17 March 19706 October 1980Arthur Chung
Viola Burnham[2] 6 October 19806 August 1985Forbes Burnham
Joyce Hoyte[3] 6 August 19859 October 1992Desmond Hoyte
Janet Jagan9 October 19926 March 1997Cheddi JaganJanet Jagan served as the 6th President of Guyana from 1997 to 1999
Yvonne Hinds6 March 199719 December 1997Sam Hinds
Widowed19 December 199711 August 1999Janet Jagan
11 August 1999 2007 (Divorced)[4] [5] Bharrat Jagdeo
Office vacant2007 3 December 2011 Bharrat Jagdeo
Deolatchmee Ramotar3 December 2011 16 May 2015Donald Ramotar
Sandra Granger16 May 20152 August 2020David Granger
Arya Ali2 August 2020PresentIrfaan Ali

♦ Viola Burnham later served as Vice President of Guyana and deputy prime minister from 1985 to 1991.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Former First Lady Doreen Chung dies . . 2009-09-06 . 2012-08-09.
  2. News: Guyana's former first lady is dead . . 2003-10-11 . 2012-08-09 .
  3. News: Joyce Hoyte passes away . . 2011-02-14 . 2012-08-09.
  4. News: President Jagdeo may soon become Guyana's most eligible bachelor . . 2007-04-14 . 2012-08-09 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305054412/http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/caribnet/archivelist.php?pageaction=showdetail&news_id=938&arcyear=2007&arcmonth=4&arcday=14 . dead .
  5. News: Marriage to Jagdeo never registered, Varshnie Singh says . . 2009-01-25 . 2012-08-09.