First Lady of Venezuela
Honorary title for the spouse of the President of Venezuela
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First Lady of Venezuela (Spanish: Primera Dama de Venezuela) is the unofficial title traditionally held by the wife of the president of Venezuela.
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Incumbent since 5 January 2026Vacant | |
| Residence | La Casona (until 2012) |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
| Inaugural holder | Dominga Ortiz |
| Formation | 1830 |
List of first ladies
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Dominga Ortiz (1 November 1792 – 31 December 1875) |
José Antonio Páez | 1830–1835 (1st term) |
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Encarnación Maitín | José María Vargas | 1835–1836 (only term) |
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Olalla Buroz | Carlos Soublette | 1837–1839 (1st term) |
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Dominga Ortiz (1 November 1792 – 31 December 1875) |
José Antonio Páez | 1839–1843 (2nd term) |
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Olalla Buroz | Carlos Soublette | 1843–1847 (2nd term) |
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Luisa Oriach | José Tadeo Monagas | 1847–1851 (1st term) |
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Clara Marrero | José Gregorio Monagas | 1851–1855 (only term) |
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Luisa Oriach | José Tadeo Monagas | 1855–1858 (2nd term) |
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María Nieves Briceño | Julián Castro | 1858–1859 (only term) |
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Encarnación Rivas | Manuel Felipe de Tovar | 1859–1861 (only term) |
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Dominga Ortiz (1 November 1792 – 31 December 1875) |
José Antonio Páez | 1861–1863 (3rd term) |
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Luisa Isabel Pachano | Juan Crisóstomo Falcón | 1863–1868 (only term) |
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Esperanza Hernández | José Ruperto Monagas | 1869–1870 (only term) |
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Ana Teresa Ibarra | Antonio Guzmán | 1870–1877 (1st term) |
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Belén Esteves | Francisco Linares | 1877–1878 (only term) |
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Ana Teresa Ibarra | Antonio Guzmán | 1879–1884 (2nd term) |
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Jacinta Parejo (August 16, 1845 – April 16, 1914) |
Joaquín Crespo | 1884–1886 (1st term) |
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Ana Teresa Ibarra | Antonio Guzmán | 1887–1888 (3rd term) |
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María Josefa de la Concepción Báez | Juan Pablo Rojas | 1888–1890 (only term) |
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Isabel González | Raimundo Andueza | 1890–1892 (only term) |
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Jacinta Parejo (16 August 1845 – 16 April 1914) |
Joaquín Crespo | 1892–1898 (2nd term) |
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María Isabel Sosa | Ignacio Andrade | 1898–1899 (only term) |
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Zoila Rosa Martínez | Cipriano Castro | 1899–1908 (only term) |
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María Teresa Núñez | Eleazar López | 1936–1941 (only term) |
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Irma Felizola | Isaías Medina | 1941–1945 (only term) |
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Carmen Valverde | Rómulo Betancourt | 1945–1948 (1st term) |
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Teotiste Arocha | Rómulo Gallegos | 1948 (only term) |
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Lucía Devine | Carlos Delgado | 1948–1950 (only term) |
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Rosario Pérez | Germán Suárez | 1950–1952 (only term) |
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Flor María Chalbaud | Marcos Pérez | 1952–1958 (only term) |
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| Mercedes María Paláez (25 October 1933 – 24 November 2002) |
Wolfgang Larrazábal | 1958 (only term) |
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Carmen Valverde (1903–1977) |
Rómulo Betancourt | 1959–1964 (2nd term) |
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| Carmen América Fernández (1919–1973) |
Raúl Leoni | 1964–1969 (only term) |
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Alicia Pietri (14 October 1923 – 9 February 2011) |
Rafael Caldera | 1969–1974 (1st term) |
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Blanca Rodríguez (1 January 1926 – 5 August 2020) |
Carlos Andrés Pérez | 1974–1979 (1st term) |
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| Betty Urdaneta | Luis Herrera | 1979–1984 (only term) |
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| Gladys Castillo | Jaime Lusinchi | 1984–April 1988 (only term) |
President Jaime Lusinchi divorced First Lady Gladys in April 1988.[1][2] | |
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Blanca Rodríguez (1 January 1926 – 5 August 2020) |
Carlos Andrés Pérez | 1989–1993 (2nd term) |
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Ligia Betancourt (1920 – 14 July 2008) |
Ramón José Velásquez | 1993–1994 (only term) |
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| Verónica Peñalver (21 July 1924 – ?) |
Octavio Lepage | 1994 (only term) |
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Alicia Pietri (14 October 1923 – 9 February 2011) |
Rafael Caldera | 1994–1999 (2nd term) |
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Marisabel Rodríguez (23 November 1964 – present) |
Hugo Chávez | 1999–2004 (only term) |
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Cilia Flores (15 October 1956 – present) |
Nicolás Maduro | 2013–2026 (only term) |
Disputed with Fabiana Rosales[a] (2019–2023) Disputed with Mercedes López (2025-2026) |
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Vacant | Delcy Rodríguez | From 5 January 2026 | Position empty after the capture of Maduro by the United States |
Non-spouse first ladies
| Name | Relation to President |
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| Barbarita Nieves | Sentimental partner of José Antonio Páez |
| Dionisia Bello | Sentimental partner of Juan Vicente Gómez |
| Amelia Núñez | Sentimental partner of Juan Vicente Gómez |
| Cecilia Matos | Sentimental partner of Carlos Andrés Pérez |
| Blanca Ibáñez | Sentimental partner and wife of Jaime Lusinchi from 1991 until his death |
| María Gabriela Chávez | Daughter of Hugo Chávez |
See also
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