First ladies and gentlemen of Mexico explained

Post:First Lady
Body:Mexico
Incumbent:Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller
Incumbentsince:1 December 2018
Residence:National Palace of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Formation:1917
Termlength:6 years

The first lady or first gentleman of Mexico is the informal title held by the spouse of the president of Mexico, concurrent with the president's term of office. [1] The position has no legal foundation and was originally started as a courtesy title. However, several holders of the title have taken on ceremonial roles during the presidential tenure of their spouses and have used the position to advocate for various causes.

Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller is the current first lady as the wife of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Role

The first lady or first gentleman is not an elected position, carries no official duties and brings no salary. Nonetheless, the title holder attends many official ceremonies and functions of state either along with or in place of the president. There is a strict taboo against the president's spouse holding outside employment during the president's sexenio. Traditionally, the first lady took an important (ceremonial) post as head of the Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF) ("Integral Family Development"). However, this did not occur during the Fox administration when First Lady Marta Sahagún founded the national philanthropic organization Vamos México.

History

Two first ladies have been active politicians: Martha Sahagún, who married Vicente Fox during his tenure (2001–2006), had been a party activist and candidate for mayor of Celaya on the PAN party ticket, and was briefly considered a contender for PAN's nomination to run for either the Jefe de Gobierno (Governor of the Federal District) or president in the 2006 election. Margarita Zavala, wife of Felipe Calderón, was a deputy from 2003 to 2006. In the 2018 Mexican general election, she was a pre-candidate for the nomination of PAN, and then she briefly ran as an independent.[2]

Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller (2018 to 2024), wife of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, abstained from using the title of first lady. She stated it was a "role with no concrete functions or responsibilities." She also said she wanted to "serve Mexico any way she can", and that the title "first lady" is "somewhat classist". Gutiérrez Müller also refused the position as head of the National DIF.[3]

List of first ladies and gentlemen of Mexico

Revolutionary era

PortraitNamePresidentPeriod
María Antonieta Bretón de VictoriaGuadalupe Victoria1824–1829
María Guadalupe Hernández de GuerreroVicente Guerrero1829
María de Jesús Carranco de BocanegraJosé María Bocanegra1829
Guadalupe Quesada de BustamanteAnastasio Bustamante1830–1832, 1837–1839, 1839–1841
Joaquina Bezares de MúzquizMelchor Múzquiz1832
María Juliana Azcárate de Gómez PedrazaManuel Gómez Pedraza1832–1833
Isabel López de Gómez FariasValentín Gómez Farías1833–1834, 1846–1847
Inés García de López de Santa AnnaAntonio López de Santa Anna1833–1844
Manuela de Trebuesto y Casasola de BarragánMiguel Barragán1835–1836
Juana Fernanda Ulloa de CorroJosé Justo Corro1836–1837
María Antonieta Guevara y Muñiz de BravoNicolas Bravo1839, 1843, 1846
Refugio Almanza de EcheverríaFrancisco Javier Echeverría1841
Josefa Dávila de CanalizoValentín Canalizo1844
Dolores Alzugaray de HerreraJosé Joaquín de Herrera1844–1845, 1848–1851
Josefa Cortés de ParedesMariano Paredes y Arrillaga1846
Josefa Cardeña de SalasJosé Mariano Salas1846, 1859
Antonieta Guevara de AnayaPedro Ma. Anaya1847, 1848
María Luisa Ozta Cotera de la PeñaManuel de la Peña y Peña1847, 1848
Guadalupe Martell de AristaMariano Arista1851–1853
Ángeles Madrid de Bautista CeballosJuan Bautista Ceballos1853
Refugio Alegría de LombardiniManuel María Lombardini1853
Dolores Tosta de López de Santa AnnaAntonio López de Santa Anna1853–1855
Ángeles Lardizábal de CarreraMartín Carrera1855
Pilar Valera de Díaz de la VegaRómulo Díaz de la Vega1855
Faustina Benítez de ÁlvarezJuan Álvarez1855
María Baamonde de ComonfortIgnacio Comonfort1855–1858
Margarita Maza de JuárezBenito Juárez1858–1871
María de la Gracia Palafox de ZuloagaFélix María Zuloaga1858
-Manuel Robles Pezuela1858–1859
Concepción Lombardo de MiramónMiguel Miramón1859–1860
Felipa González de PavónJosé Ignacio Pavón1860
-Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada1872–1876
Juana Calderón de IglesiasJosé María Iglesias1876
-Juan N. Méndez1876-1877
Delfina Ortega de DíazPorfirio Díaz1877–1880
Laura Mantecón de GonzálezManuel González Flores1880–1884
Carmen Romero Rubio de DíazPorfirio Díaz1884–1911
Refugio Borneque de León de la BarraFrancisco León de la Barra1911
Sara Pérez de MaderoFrancisco I. Madero1911–1913
María Enriqueta Flores de LascuráinPedro Lascuráin1913
Emilia Águila de HuertaVictoriano Huerta1913–1914
Ana María Gutiérrez de CarvajalFrancisco S. Carvajal1914
Petra Treviño de Gutiérrez OrtizEulalio Gutiérrez1914–1915
María Concepción Garay de González GarzaRoque González Garza1915
-Francisco Lagos Cházaro1915

Post-revolutionary era

PortraitNamePresidentPeriod
Virginia Salinas de Carranza
Venustiano Carranza1917–1919
Clara Oriol de la Huerta
Adolfo de la Huerta1920
María Tapia de Obregón
Álvaro Obregón1920–1924 (1928[4])
Natalia Chacón de Elías Calles
Plutarco Elías Calles1924–1927
Hortensia Elías Chacón
1927–1928
Carmen García de Portes Gil
Emilio Portes Gil1928–1930
Josefina Ortiz de Ortiz Rubio
Pascual Ortiz Rubio1930–1932
Aída Sullivan de Rodríguez
Abelardo L. Rodríguez1932–1934
Amalia Solórzano de Cárdenas
Lázaro Cárdenas1934–1940
Soledad Orozco de Ávila Camacho
Manuel Ávila Camacho1940–1946
Beatriz Velasco de Alemán
Miguel Alemán Valdés1946–1952
María Izaguirre de Ruiz Cortines
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines1952–1958
Eva Sámano de López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos1958–1964
Guadalupe Borja de Díaz Ordaz
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz1964–1970
María Esther Zuno de Echeverría
Luis Echeverría1970–1976
Carmen Romano de López Portillo
José López Portillo1976–1982
Paloma Cordero de la Madrid
Miguel de la Madrid1982–1988
Cecilia Occelli de Salinas
Carlos Salinas de Gortari1988–1994
Nilda Patricia Velasco de Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo1994–2000
Marta Sahagún de Fox
Vicente Fox2001–2006[5]
Margarita Zavala de Calderón
Felipe Calderón2006–2012
Angélica Rivera de Peña
Enrique Peña Nieto2012–2018
Beatriz Gutiérrez de López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador2018–present
Jesús María Tarriba Unger
2024

Living former first ladies

As of, there are five living former first ladies, as identified below.

The most recent first lady to die was Paloma Cordero, widow of Miguel de la Madrid on May 11, 2020.

See also

References

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¿Quién es Jesús María Tarriba, pareja de Claudia Sheinbaum y futuro primer caballero de México? . CNN . 4 June 2024 . es . 3 June 2024.
  2. Web site: El Pais. May 17, 2018. August 24, 2019. Margarita Zavala renuncia a su candidatura para presidir México. es. Margarita Zavala renounces her candidacy to lead Mexico.
  3. Web site: “No soy presidente del DIF ni funcionaria pública”: Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller tras recibir críticas en redes sociales . infobae . 18 June 2024 . es-ES . 2 January 2021.
  4. President Obregón was assassinated just after being reelected and declared President-Elect, thus he was never sworn in, and therefore she did not assume the role and was First Lady-Designate from July 1, 1928 – July 17, 1928.
  5. Since Vicente Fox was divorded upon assumption of the presidency, the post was vacant from December 1, 2000 to July 1, 2001, when he wed Marta Sahagún, who would then assume the role.