| Name
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Portrait
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Term Began
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Term Ended
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President of Madagascar
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Notes
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| 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
|
|
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]
|
| Name Unknown
|
|
September 7, 2018
|
January 19, 2019
|
Rivo Rakotovao (acting)
|
|
| Mialy Rajoelina
|
|
January 19, 2019
|
Incumbent
|
Andry Rajoelina
|
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