First Lady of Madagascar
Position in Madagascar
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First Lady of Madagascar (French: Première Dame du Madagascar) is the title attributed to the wife of the president of Madagascar.[1][2] There have been no first gentlemen of Madagascar to date.
| First Lady of Madagascar | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since October 14, 2025Elisa Randrianirina | |
| Residence | Iavoloha Palace |
| Inaugural holder | Justine Tsiranana |
| Formation | June 26, 1960 |
| Website | First Lady of Madagascar |
First ladies of Madagascar
| Name | Portrait | Term Began | Term Ended | President of Madagascar | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justine Tsiranana |  |
June 26, 1960 | October 11, 1972 | Philibert Tsiranana | Born Justine Kalitody, Tsiranana was the inaugural First Lady of Madagascar. She married Philibert Tsiranana on January 29, 1933, at a ceremony in the village of Antsirabe, Mandritsara District.[1] |
| Marcelle Larguier | October 11, 1972 | February 5, 1975 | Gabriel Ramanantsoa | Marcelle Larguier married Ramanantsoa at a Catholic ceremony in Faravohitra on May 26, 1934.[1] | |
| Thérèse Ratsimandrava | February 5, 1975 | February 11, 1975 | Richard Ratsimandrava | Born Thérèse Razafindramoizina, she married Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava on September 22, 1956. The couple had five children.[1] Her husband became head of the military government on February 5, 1975. Ratsimandrava was first lady just six days before Colonel Ratsimandrava's assassination on February 11, 1975.[1] Thérèse Ratsimandrava died in August 2001.[1] | |
| Unknown | February 12, 1975 | June 15, 1975 | Gilles Andriamahazo | General Gilles Andriamahazo was the transitional president of the military government following Ratsimandrava's assassination. He never appeared with his wife in public during his short tenure.[1] | |
| Céline Ratsiraka | June 15, 1975 | March 27, 1993 | Didier Ratsiraka | The country's longest tenured first lady, Ratsiraka was born Céline Velonjara.[1] In 1964, she married a young naval officer, Didier Ratsiraka, in a Catholic ceremony.[1] They have four children - Olga, Annick, Xavier, and Sophie.[1] | |
| Thérèse Zafy | March 27, 1993 | September 5, 1996 | Albert Zafy | Born Thérèse Auguste Zafimahova, she was the wife of President Albert Zafy. The couple had three children.[1] Former President Zafy died in October 2017. | |
| Sahondra Rakotondravaly Ratsirahonana | September 5, 1996 | February 9, 1997 | Norbert Ratsirahonana | Born Sahondra Rakotondravaly, she was the wife of interim president Norbert Ratsirahonana. Rakotondravaly died in Réunion on April 23, 2014.[3] | |
| Céline Ratsiraka | February 9, 1997 | May 6, 2002 | Didier Ratsiraka | Céline Ratsiraka's second tenure as first lady | |
| Lalao Ravalomanana |  |
May 6, 2002 | March 17, 2009 | Marc Ravalomanana | Lalao Ravalomanana married her husband, Marc Ravalomanana, in 1974. In April 2013, shortly after returning from exile in South Africa, Lalao Ravalomanana announced her candidacy in the 2013 presidential election.[4] However, Lalao Ravalomanana was barred from running for not having lived in Madagascar for 6 months before the poll[5] In 2015, she was elected Mayor of Antananarivo. |
| Mialy Rajoelina | .jpg) |
March 17, 2009 | January 25, 2014 | Andry Rajoelina | Born Mialy Razakandisa, she met Andry Rajoelina in 1994 while completing her senior year at a high school in Antananarivo. The couple dated long-distance for six years while she completed her undergraduate and masters studies in Paris. The couple married in 2000. |
| Voahangy Rajaonarimampianina |  |
January 25, 2014 | September 7, 2018 | Hery Rajaonarimampianina | The couple married at a ceremony held at the Ambohinaorina Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM) in Sabotsy Namehana.[1] |
| Married[6] | September 7, 2018 | January 19, 2019 | Rivo Rakotovao (acting) | [6] | |
| Mialy Rajoelina | |
January 19, 2019 | September 9, 2023 | Andry Rajoelina | |
| Married[7] | September 9, 2023 | October 27, 2023 | Christian Ntsay (acting) | [7] | |
| Lydie Sahondraniaina Rabarison | October 27, 2023 | December 16, 2023 | Richard Ravalomanana (acting) | Rabarison is from Ambatolampy Gara.[8] She is a research officer at the National Archives of Madagascar.[9] | |
| Mialy Rajoelina | |
December 16, 2023 | October 14, 2025 | Andry Rajoelina | |
| Elisa Randrianirina | October 14, 2025 | Incumbent | Michael Randrianirina |
