First ladies and gentlemen of Haiti explained

Post:First Lady
Body:Haiti
Première dame d'Haïti
Premye dam Ayiti
Insignia:Flag of Haiti.svg
Insigniasize:80px
Incumbent:Vacant
Incumbentsince:July 7, 2021
Residence:Palais National
Formation:July 7, 1801
Inaugural:Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture
Website:Première Dame de la République d'Haïti

First Lady of Haiti (French: Première dame d'Haïti, Haitian; Haitian Creole: Premye dam Ayiti) or First Gentleman of Haiti is the title attributed to the spouse of the president of Haiti.

Spouses

Spouse
(born-died)
Head of stateIn officeNotes
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)1804–1806as 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)1807–1843Marie-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)
1845–1846
Laurence RaphaelJean-Baptiste Riché1846–1847
Adélina Lévêque (1820–1878)Faustin Soulouque (President, then Emperor)1847–1859Empress Consort of Haiti from 1849 until 1859
Marguerite Lorvana McIntoshFabre Geffrard1859–1867
Marie-Louise Augustin SinniNissage Saget (Provisional President)1867
Wilmina DelacourseSylvain Salnave1867–1869
Marie-Louise Augustin SinniNissage Saget (President)1869–1874
Pauline StrattmanMichel Domingue1874–1876
Marie Claire Wilmina Phipps (1838–1897)Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal1877–1879
Felicite PotiezLysius Salomon1879–1888
Marie Claire Wilmina Phipps (1838–1897)Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (Provisional President)1888-1888
Rose Marie Isaure Marion (1849–1929)François Denys Légitime1888–1889
Adélaide MarcialFlorvil Hyppolite1889–1896
Constance SolomonTirésias Simon Sam1896–1902
Marie Claire Wilmina Phipps (1838–1897)Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (Provisional President)1902
Marie Louise Amélia Célestina Pierrot (1826–1908)Pierre Nord Alexis1902–1908
Adelaïde Mentor ChéryFrançois C. Antoine Simon1908–1911
Reine-Joséphine Laroche (1849–1911)Cincinnatus Leconte1911–1912
Rose Anselinette Durand (1857–1936)Tancrède Auguste1912–1913
Alice Euchariste Pommeyrac (1863–1945)Michel Oreste1913–1914
Véronique PéralteOreste Zamor1914-1914
Vacant (1914–1915)
Lucienne Marie Thérése Parisien (1879–?)Vilbrun Guillaume Sam1915-1915
Vacant (1915–1922; "First Lady" filled by Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave's sister Gulna)
Hélène Saint-Mascary (1872–?)Louis Borno1922–1930
Louis Eugène Roy1930-1930
?Sténio Vincent1930–1941
Georgina Saint-Aude (1892–1984)Élie Lescot1941–1946
Lucienne Heurtelou (1921–2006)Dumarsais Estimé1946–1950
Yolette Leconte (1918–1981)Paul MagloireDecember 6, 1950 – December 12, 1956
Lucia Pierre-Louis (acting)Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis (acting)December 12, 1956 – February 3, 1957Provisional 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 JeantyFranck SylvainFebruary 7, 1957 – April 2, 1957
Carmen Jean-François FignoléDaniel FignoléMay 25, 1957 – May 25, 1957
Marie Yvonne Charles KébreauAntonio Thrasybule KébreauJune 14, 1957 – October 22, 1957
Simone Duvalier (1913–1997)François DuvalierOctober 22, 1957 – April 21, 1971
Michèle Bennett (1950–present)Jean-Claude Duvalier1971–1986
Gisèle Célestin NamphyHenri Namphy1986–1988
Mirlande Manigat (1940–present)Leslie Manigat1988-1988
Gisèle Célestin NamphyHenri Namphy1988-1988
Marie-Ange Nazon AvrilProsper Avril1988–1990
Maryse Armand AbrahamHérard Abraham1990-1990
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (acting)1990–1991To date, Ernst Trouillot is the only man to hold the position, while Pascal-Trouillot is the only woman to hold the presidency.
VacantFebruary 7, 1991 – September 29, 1991Aristide, a Roman Catholic priest until 1994, was unmarried[2]
Yannick ProsperSeptember 30, 1991 – October 8, 1991Raoul Cédras remained the de facto ruler of Haiti from 1991 until October 1994
Guerda Jean-Baptiste NéretteJoseph Nérette (provisional president)October 8, 1991 – June 19, 1992
Marie-Yolaine Sam BazinMarc Bazin (provisional president)June 19, 1992 – August 30, 1993
Marie-Thérèse JonassaintÉmile Jonassaint (provisional president)June 15, 1993 – October 12, 1994
VacantOctober 12, 1994 – January 20, 1996Aristide, who left the Catholic priesthood in 1994, was unmarried until 1996
Mildred Trouillot (1963–present)Jean-Bertrand AristideJanuary 20, 1996 – February 7, 1996President Aristide married Trouillot, a Haitian American, on January 20, 1996[3]
Guerda Benoît (1963–present)René PrévalFebruary 7, 1996 – February 4, 2001President Préval married his second wife, Géri Benoît, sometime during his first term in a small ceremony at the National Palace.
Mildred Trouillot (1963–present)Jean-Bertrand AristideFebruary 4, 2001 – February 29, 2004
Boniface AlexandreFebruary 29, 2004 – May 14, 2006
VacantRené PrévalMay 14, 2006 – December 6, 2009President Préval was divorced from the time he took office in 2006 until his marriage to his third wife on December 6, 2009.
Elisabeth Delatour Préval (1962–present)René PrévalDecember 6, 2009 – May 14, 2011President Préval married Elisabeth Delatour Préval on December 6, 2009, while in office.[4]
Michel MartellyMay 14, 2011 – February 7, 2016
Jocelerme Privert (interim president)February 14, 2016 – February 7, 2017
Martine MoïseJovenel MoïseFebruary 7, 2017 – July 7, 2021
VacantClaude Joseph (acting president)July 7, 2021 – July 20, 2021
Vacant (July 20, 2021 – ; Transitional Presidential Council)

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Notes and References

  1. News: President Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis New Chief of State of Republique d'Haiti (page 26) . . 1956-12-16 . 2021-07-14 .
  2. News: Larry. Rohter . Aristide Decides To Quit As Priest . . 1994-11-17 . 2019-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123015541/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/17/world/aristide-decides-to-quit-as-priest.html?pagewanted=1 . 2018-11-23 . live.
  3. News: Gary. Pierre-Pierre . Many in Haiti Are Troubled By Marriage Of Aristide . . 1996-01-21 . 2019-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612213235/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/21/world/many-in-haiti-are-troubled-by-marriage-of-aristide.html . 2018-06-12 . live.
  4. News: Haitian President Marries Economic Adviser . . 2009-12-08 . 2019-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150403231216/http://repeatingislands.com/2009/12/08/haitian-president-marries-economic-adviser/ . 2015-04-03 . live.