First ladies and gentlemen of Panama explained

Post:	First Lady
Body:	Panama
Insignia:	Flag of Panama.svg
Insigniasize:	150px
Incumbentsince:	July 1, 2024
Residence:	Palacio de las Garzas, Panama City
Formation:	February 20, 1904
Inaugural:	María de la Ossa de Amador
Website:	First Lady of the Republic of Panama

First Lady and First Gentleman of Panama (Spanish; Castilian: Primera Dama o Caballero de Panama) are unofficial titles traditionally held by the wife or husband of the president of Panama.

List

The following is an incomplete list of first ladies and gentlemen of Panama.

No.	Portrait	Name	President	Birth	Death	Period
1				March 1, 1855	July 5, 1948	February 20, 1904 – October 1, 1908
		Manuela Jované Aguilar y Távara (died)			1887
						October 1, 1908 – March 1, 1910
						March 1, 1910 – October 1, 1910
						October 1, 1910 - October 5, 1910
						October 5, 1910 – October 1, 1912
		Eva Paniza Arosemena (separated)
						October 1, 1912 - October 1, 1916
						October 1, 1916 – June 3, 1918
						October 1, 1918 - October 12, 1918
						October 12, 1918 - January 30, 1920
						January 30, 1920 - October 1, 1920
						October 1, 1924 – October 1, 1928
						October 1, 1928 - January 3, 1931
						January 3, 1931 - January 16, 1931
				December 15, 1883	November 27, 1973	January 16, 1931 - June 5, 1932
						June 5, 1932 - October 1, 1936
						October 1, 1936 - December 16, 1939
						December 16, 1939 - December 18, 1940
						December 18, 1940 - October 1, 1940
						October 1, 1940 - October 9, 1941
		Vacant				October 9, 1941 - March 4, 1943
						March 4, 1943 - June 15, 1945
						June 15, 1945 - August 7, 1948
						August 7, 1948 - July 28, 1949
						July 28, 1949 - November 25, 1949
						November 20, 1949 - November 24, 1949
						November 24, 1949 - May 9, 1951
						May 9, 1951 - October 1, 1952
						October 1, 1952 - January 2, 1955
						March 29, 1955 - October 1, 1956
						October 1, 1956 - October 1, 1960
						October 1, 1960 - October 1, 1964
						October 1, 1964 - October 1, 1968
				July 1, 1946		October 1, 1968 - October 11, 1968
		Elizabeth "Fanny" Rojer de Lakas^[1]				December 19, 1969 – October 11, 1978
				December 15, 1943	June 19, 2019	October 11, 1978 – July 31, 1982
						July 31, 1982 – February 13, 1984
						February 13, 1984 - October 11, 1984
						October 11, 1984 - September 27, 1985
						September 28, 1985 - February 26, 1988
					June, 1989	December 20, 1989 - June 11, 1990
		Ana Mae Diaz^[2]		May 16, 1967		June 11, 1990 – September 1, 1994
		Dora Boyd de Perez Balladares^[3]		October 11, 1948		September 1, 1994 – September 1, 1999
		Ruby Moscoso^[4]		September 22, 1941	January 7, 2022	September 1, 1999 – September 1, 2004
		Vivian Fernández^[5]		March 25, 1966		September 1, 2004 – July 1, 2009
		Marta Linares^[6]		September 2, 1956		July 1, 2009 - July 1, 2014
				July 31, 1968		July 1, 2014 - July 1, 2019
				July 31, 1959		July 1, 2019 - July 1, 2024
						July 1, 2024 - Present

Notes and References

1. News: Así recuerdo la llegada del hombre a la Luna Entrevistas, Mundo Ellas . Ellas . 2019-07-26 . 2019-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191227032425/https://www.ellas.pa/mundo-ellas/asi-recuerdo-la-llegada-del-hombre-a-la-luna/ . 2019-12-27 . live.
2. Web site: Panama President Loves His New Bride . June 11, 1990 . Tuscaloosa News . August 31, 2012.
3. News: First Lady Visits Panama Replanters . https://web.archive.org/web/20160414033031/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67739083.html . dead . April 14, 2016 . Reuters . October 11, 1997 . Rocky Mountain News . August 31, 2012.
4. Web site: Meeting of First Ladies of Central America . August 28, 2003 . Organization of American States . live . February 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110221093847/http://www.iin.oea.org/DECLARACIONES/Declaracion_IV_Reunion_ingles.htm . August 31, 2012 . mdy .
5. Web site: Vivian de Torrijos, en exclusiva . May 22, 2001 . La Prensa . May 25, 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525075424/http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2011/05/22/hoy/panorama/2604867.asp . August 31, 2012 . es . mdy-all .
6. Web site: Grapevine: The Australian connection . Greer Fay Cashman . August 7, 2012 . The Jerusalem Post . live . September 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120901032903/http://www.jpost.com/Features/InThespotlight/Article.aspx?id=280416 . August 31, 2012 . mdy .