List of spouses of heads of government

The following is a list of spouses or partners of current heads of government. In most cases, such as parliamentary systems, semi-presidential systems, and constitutional monarchies, the head of government is called a "prime minister"", "premier", or "president/chairman of the council of ministers".[a] In presidential systems, the president may be simultaneously head of state and head of government.

Member and observer states of the United Nations

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State Head of government Spouse or partner Image
  Afghanistan Acting Prime Minister Hasan Akhund
  Albania Prime Minister Edi Rama Linda Rama
  Algeria Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane
  Andorra Head of Government Xavier Espot Zamora
  Angola President João Lourenço Ana Dias Lourenço
  Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne Maria Bird-Browne  
  Argentina President Alberto Fernández Fabiola Yáñez (domestic partner)  
  Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan Anna Hakobyan  
  Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Jodie Haydon  
  Austria Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer Katharina Nehammer
  Azerbaijan Prime Minister Ali Asadov Zamira Asadova
  Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis Anne-Marie Davis
  Bahrain Prime Minister Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Divorced
Formerly, Shaikha Hala bint D'aij Al Khalifa (div. 2005)
  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Widowed
Formerly M. A. Wazed Miah (d. 2009)
  Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley
  Belarus Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko ?
  Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo Annik Penders
  Belize Prime Minister Johnny Briceño Rossana Maria Briceño  
  Benin President Patrice Talon Claudine Talon  
  Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering Ugyen Dema
  Bolivia President Luis Arce Lourdes Brigida Durán Romero
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairman of the Council of Ministers Borjana Krišto Branko Krišto
  Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi Neo Masisi  
  Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Rosângela Lula da Silva  
  Brunei Prime Minister Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Queen Saleha  
  Bulgaria Prime Minister Kiril Petkov Linda McKenzie
  Burkina Faso Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla ?
  Burundi Prime Minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni
  Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Manet Pich Chanmony  
  Cameroon Prime Minister Joseph Ngute
  Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Sophie Grégoire Trudeau  
  Cape Verde Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva
  Central African Republic Prime Minister Henri-Marie Dondra
  Chad Acting Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo Jeanne Kebzabo  
  Chile President Gabriel Boric Irina Karamanos  
  China Premier of the State Council Li Qiang Lin Huan  
  Colombia President Gustavo Petro Verónica Alcocer  
  Comoros President Azali Assoumani Ambari Daroueche
  Congo, Democratic Republic of the Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde
  Congo, Republic of the Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso
  Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada Claudia Dobles Camargo  
  Croatia Prime Minister Andrej Plenković Ana Maslać Plenković
  Cuba President of the Council of Ministers Manuel Marrero Cruz
  Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides Philippa Karsera
  Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala Jana Fialová
  Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Bo Tengberg
  Djibouti Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
  Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Melissa Poponne Skerrit
  Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader Raquel Arbaje
  East Timor Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak Isabel da Costa Ferreira  
  Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso María de Lourdes Alcívar  
  Egypt Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly
  El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele  
  Equatorial Guinea Prime Minister Manuela Roka Botey
  Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki Saba Haile
  Estonia Prime Minister Kaja Kallas Arvo Hallik
  Eswatini Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini Lomvula Hlope
  Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Zinash Tayachew
  Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka Suluweti Tuiloma
  Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo Niina Kanniainen-Orpo
  France Prime Minister Jean Castex Sandra Ribelaygue
  Gabon Prime Minister Alain Claude Bilie By Nze
  Gambia, The President Adama Barrow Fatou Bah
Sarjo Mballow
  Georgia Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili Nunuka Tamazashvili
  Germany Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz Britta Ernst  
  Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo Rebecca Akufo-Addo  
  Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis  
  Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell Marietta Mitchell
  Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei Divorced
Formerly Rosana Cáceres (div. ?)
  Guinea Acting Prime Minister Mohamed Béavogui
  Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam
  Guyana Prime Minister Mark Phillips Mignon Bowen-Phillips  
  Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry Annie Claude Massiau
  Honduras President Xiomara Castro Manuel Zelaya  
  Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Anikó Lévai
  Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir Gunnar Örn Sigvaldason
  India Prime Minister Narendra Modi Jashodaben Modi (estranged)  
  Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto Separated
Titiek Suharto (sep. 1998)
  Iran President Ebrahim Raisi Jamileh Alamolhoda  
  Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
  Ireland Taoiseach Micheál Martin Mary Martin
  Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sara Netanyahu  
  Italy President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni
  Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi
  Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness Juliet Holness  
  Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Yuko Kishida  
  Jordan Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh Rana Sultan
  Kazakhstan Prime Minister Askar Mamin Altynai Mamina
  Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta Margaret Kenyatta  
  Kiribati President Taneti Maamau Teiraeng Tentoa Maamau
  Kuwait Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah Shaikha Aida Salim Al Ali Al Sabah
  Kyrgyzstan Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Japarov ?
  Laos Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh
  Latvia Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš Anda Kariņa
  Lebanon President of the Council of Ministers Najib Mikati
  Lesotho Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro 'Masekoalane Majoro
  Liberia President George Weah Clar Weah  
  Libya Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh Amina el-Shawush
  Liechtenstein Head of Government Daniel Risch Jasmin Schädler
  Lithuania Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė
  Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel Gauthier Destenay  
  Madagascar Prime Minister Christian Ntsay
  Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera Monica Chakwera
  Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Wan Azizah Wan Ismail  
  Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Fazna Ahmed  
  Mali Acting Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga
  Malta Prime Minister Robert Abela Lydia Abela Zerafa
  Marshall Islands President David Kabua Ginger Kabua
  Mauritania Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal
  Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Kobita Ramdanee
  Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller  
  Micronesia, Federated States of President David W. Panuelo Janet Semes
  Moldova Prime Minister Dorin Recean Stela Recean
  Monaco Minister of State Pierre Dartout
  Mongolia Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene Boldyn Tuul
  Montenegro Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić Jasminka Krivokapić
  Morocco Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch
  Mozambique Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário
  Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing Kyu Kyu Hla
  Namibia Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa 9
  Nauru President Lionel Aingimea
    Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Sita Poudel
  Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte
  New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon Amanda Luxon
  Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega Rosario Murillo  
  Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou
  Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari Aisha Buhari  
  North Korea Premier of the Cabinet Kim Tok-hun
  North Macedonia President of the Government Zoran Zaev Zorica Zaeva
  Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Marit Slagsvold
  Oman Prime Minister Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah  
  Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Nusrat Shehbaz
Tehmina Durrani  
  Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. Valerie Esang Remengesau
  Palestine Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh
  Panama President Laurentino Cortizo Yazmín Colón de Cortizo
  Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape Rachael Marape
  Paraguay President Mario Abdo Benítez Silvana López Moreira  
  Peru President of the Council of Ministers Alberto Otárola
  Philippines President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Liza Araneta Marcos
  Poland Chairman of the Council of Ministers Mateusz Morawiecki Iwona Morawiecka
  Portugal Prime Minister Luís Montenegro Carla Montenegro
  Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani
  Romania Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă ?
  Russia Chairman of the Government Mikhail Mishustin Vladlena Mishustina
  Rwanda Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente ?
  Saint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Timothy Harris
  Saint Lucia Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves Eloise Harris
  Samoa Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
  San Marino Secretary for Foreign and Political Affairs Luca Beccari
  São Tomé and Príncipe Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus Clara Ferreira Bom Jesus
  Saudi Arabia Prime Minister King Salman Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain
  Senegal President Macky Sall Marieme Faye Sall  
  Serbia Prime Minister Ana Brnabić Milica Đurđić (domestic partner)
  Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan Linda Ramkalawan
  Sierra Leone Chief Minister Jacob Jusu Saffa
  Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Loo Tze Lui
  Slovakia Prime Minister Eduard Heger Lucia Hegerová
  Slovenia Prime Minister Janez Janša Urška Bačovnik
  Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare Emmy Sogavare
  Somalia Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble
  South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa Tshepo Motsepe  
  South Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol Kim Keon-hee  
  South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit Mary Ayen Mayardit
Aluel William Nyuon Bany
  Spain President of the Government Pedro Sánchez María Begoña Gómez Fernández
  Sri Lanka Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena
  Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Muna Abdalla
  Suriname President Chan Santokhi Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry  
  Sweden Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson Birgitta Ed
   Switzerland President Alain Berset Muriel Zeender
  Syria Prime Minister Hussein Arnous
  Tajikistan Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda
  Tanzania Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa Mary
  Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin Pakpilai Thavisin
  Togo Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah Dogbé
  Tonga Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni
  Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley Sharon Rowley  
  Tunisia Head of Government Najla Bouden
  Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Emine Erdoğan  
  Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow
  Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano
  Uganda Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja ?
  Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal Kateryna Shmyhal
  United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum Al Maktoum
  United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer Victoria Starmer
  United States President Joe Biden Jill Biden  
  Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou Lorena Ponce de León
  Uzbekistan Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov ?
  Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau
  Vatican City President of the Governorate Archbishop Fernando Vérgez Alzaga Celibate
  Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro
(disputed during the Venezuelan presidential crisis,
11 January 2019 – 5 January 2023
[b])
Cilia Flores  
  Vietnam Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính Lê Thị Bích Trân
  Yemen Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed
  Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema Mutinta Hichilema  
  Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Auxillia Mnangagwa  

Other states

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The following states are in free association with another UN member state.

State Head of government Spouse Image
  Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown
  Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi

The following states control their territory and are recognised by at least one UN member state.

State Head of government Spouse Image
  Abkhazia Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab
  Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti Rita Augestad Knudsen
  Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Faiz Sucuoğlu
  Sahrawi Republic Prime Minister Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun
  South Ossetia Prime Minister Gennady Bekoyev
  Taiwan President of the Executive Yuan Chen Chien-jen Lo Feng-ping

The following states control their territory, but are not recognised by any UN member states.

State Head of government Spouse Image
  Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi Zahra Abdilahi Absia
Roda Ahmed Omar
  Transnistria Prime Minister Aleksandr Martynov

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In case of a woman, the title of "chairman" can take on the form of "chairwoman", "chairperson" or simply "chair", or be replaced by "president".
  2. ^ Maduro's legitimacy as President remains challenged by many within the international community due to concerns around the legitimacy of the 2018 Venezuelan presidential election, despite Juan Guaidó relinquishing his claim to the Presidency on 5 January 2023.

References

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