First Lady of the Philippines

First Lady or Gentleman of the Philippines
Unang Ginang o Ginoó ng Pilipinas
Incumbent
Louise Araneta-Marcos
since 30 June 2022
StyleHis/Her Excellency
ResidenceMalacañang Palace
Inaugural holderHilaria Aguinaldo
Formation23 January 1899

The first lady or first gentleman of the Philippines (Filipino: Unang Ginang/Ginoó ng Pilipinas) is a spouse of President of the Philippines.

List


Pres No.
 Portrait First Lady or First Gentleman
(Birth name) 		Tenure Age at tenure start President
(Spouse, unless noted)
1 Portrait of Hilaria Aguinaldo Hilaria Aguinaldo
February 17, 1877 – March 6, 1921
(aged 44) 		January 23, 1899
–
March 23, 1901 		121 years, 340 days Aguinaldo
m. January 1, 1896
2 Portrait of Aurora Quezon Aurora Quezon
February 19, 1888 – April 28, 1949
(aged 61) 		November 15, 1935
–
August 1, 1944 		47 years, 269 days Quezon
m. December 17, 1918
3 Pacencia Laurel
April 30, 1889 – January 1, 1963
(aged 73) 		October 14, 1943
–
August 17, 1945 		54 years, 167 days Laurel
m. April 9, 1911
4 Portrait of Esperanza Osmeña Esperanza Osmeña
December 18, 1894 – April 4, 1978
(aged 83) 		August 1, 1944
–
May 28, 1946 		49 years, 227 days Osmeña
m. January 10, 1920
5 Portrait of Trinidad Roxas Trinidad Roxas
October 4, 1899 – June 20, 1995
(aged 95) 		May 28, 1946
–
April 15, 1948 		46 years, 236 days Roxas
m. April 14, 1921
6 Portrait of Victoria Quirino Victoria Quirino
May 18, 1931 – November 29, 2006
(aged 75) 		April 17, 1948
–
December 30, 1953 		16 years, 335 days Quirino
Daughter
[note 1]
7 Portrait of Luz Magsaysay Luz Magsaysay
June 25, 1914 – August 17, 2004
(aged 90) 		December 30, 1953
–
March 17, 1957 		39 years, 188 days Magsaysay
m. June 16, 1933
8 Leonila Garcia
July 17, 1906 – May 17, 1994
(aged 87) 		March 18, 1957
–
December 30, 1961 		50 years, 244 days Garcia
m. May 24, 1933
9 Portrait of Eva Macapagal Eva Macapagal
November 1, 1915 – May 16, 1999
(aged 83) 		December 30, 1961
–
December 30, 1965 		46 years, 59 days Macapagal
m. May 5, 1946
10 Imelda Marcos
Born (1929-07-02) July 2, 1929 (age 94) 		December 30, 1965
–
February 25, 1986 		36 years, 181 days Marcos I
m. April 17, 1954
De facto Ballsy Aquino-Cruz
Born (1955-08-18) August 18, 1955 (age 68) 		February 25, 1986
–
June 30, 1992 		30 years, 191 days C. Aquino
[note 2]
11 Amelita Ramos
Born (1926-12-29) December 29, 1926 (age 97) 		June 30, 1992
–
June 30, 1998 		62 years, 184 days Ramos
m. October 21, 1954
12 Portrait of Loi Ejercito Loi Ejercito
Born (1930-06-02) June 2, 1930 (age 93) 		June 30, 1998
–
January 20, 2001 		68 years, 28 days Estrada
m. December 6, 1959
13 Portrait of Jose Miguel Arroyo Jose Miguel Arroyo
Born (1945-06-27) June 27, 1945 (age 78) 		January 20, 2001
–
June 30, 2010 		55 years, 207 days Arroyo
m. August 2, 1968
De facto Portrait of Kris Aquino Kris Aquino
Born (1971-02-14) February 14, 1971 (age 53) 		June 30, 2010
–
June 30, 2016 		39 years, 136 days Aquino III
[note 3]
De facto Portrait of Honeylet Avanceña Honeylet Avanceña
Born (1970-02-17) February 17, 1970 (age 54) 		June 30, 2016
–
June 30, 2022 		46 years, 134 days Duterte
[note 4]
14 Liza Araneta Louise Araneta–Marcos
Born (1959-08-21) August 21, 1959 (age 64) 		June 30, 2022
–
Current 		62 years, 313 days Marcos II
m. April 17, 1993

Living former first ladies and first gentlemen

As of February 2024, there are six living former first ladies and one living first gentleman. The most recent first lady to die was Victoria Quirino (1948–1953), daughter of Elpidio Quirino on November 29, 2006

No. Image Spouse Date of birth Age
1 Amelita Ramos 29 December 1926 97 years, 52 days
2 Imelda Marcos 2 July 1929 94 years, 232 days
3 Loi Ejercito 2 June 1930 93 years, 262 days
4 Jose Miguel Arroyo 27 June 1945 78 years, 237 days
acting Ballsy Aquino-Cruz (de facto) 18 August 1955 68 years, 185 days
Kris Aquino (de facto) 14 February 1971 53 years, 5 days
Honeylet Avanceña (de facto) 17 February 1970 54 years, 2 days

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Notes

  1. ↑ Quirino's spouse, Alicia Quirino, was massacred along with the rest of the family during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II before he became President. Their daughter, Victoria, is considered de facto First Lady.
  2. ↑ Aquino's spouse, Benigno Aquino Jr., was assassinated before she became President.
  3. ↑ Aquino III was never married so Kris Aquino, his sister, assumed the role as the de facto first lady.
  4. ↑ Duterte and Avanceña are civil partners and she was never made first lady although she carried the roles of one

References

  1. ↑ Updated daily according to UTC.