First Lady or Gentleman of Indonesia
National emblem of Indonesia
Incumbent Iriana since 20 October 2014
Style	Her Excellency (diplomatic) Mrs. Widodo (informal)
Residence	Merdeka Palace (official) State Palace Bogor Palace Tampaksiring Palace Gedung Agung Cipanas Palace
Seat	Jakarta
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Fatmawati (as first lady) Taufiq Kiemas (as first gentleman)
Formation	18 August 1945 (75 years ago)
Website	www.presidenri.go.id

Throughout Indonesian history, the title of First Lady (Indonesian: Ibu Negara) or, in an instance, First Gentleman (Indonesian: Bapak Negara) has been used to refer to the wife or husband of the president of Indonesia. While the Constitution of Indonesia does not mention anything about the spouses of the president, it continues to hold significant influence in the Indonesian society.

The current holder of the title is Iriana, wife of current president Joko Widodo. Taufiq Kiemas, husband of President Megawati Sukarnoputri, to date is the only first gentleman.^[1]

History

It is unclear when the role of Ibu Negara first developed in the Indonesian constitutional conventions. Sukarno, the first president, was married to his third wife Fatmawati when he became president in August 1945. Sukarno then married Hartini in July 1953 on Fatmawati's permission. Hartini lived in Istana Bogor and also accompanied the president to official state duties and visit abroad.^[2] Throughout his presidency, Sukarno married another five women, but Fatmawati remained the first lady.

Siti Hartinah, Suharto's wife, occupied the role of Ibu Negara until her death in April 1996. Her eldest daughter, Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana ("Tutut") acted on behalf of her mother throughout the remainder of her father's presidency until 1998. From March to May 1998, she also served as the minister of social affairs.

List of title holders

President No.	Portrait	Name	Tenure	Age at tenure start	President (Spouse, unless noted)
1		Fatmawati 5 February 1923 – 14 May 1980 (aged 57)	18 August 1945 – 12 March 1967	22 years, 194 days	Sukarno
2		Siti Hartinah 23 August 1923 – 28 April 1996 (aged 72)	12 March 1967 – 28 April 1996 (death)	43 years, 201 days	Suharto
3		Hasri Ainun Besari 11 August 1937 – 22 May 2010 (aged 72)	21 May 1998 – 20 October 1999	60 years, 283 days	Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie
4		Sinta Nuriyah b. 8 March 1948	20 October 1999 – 23 July 2001	51 years, 226 days	Abdurrahman Wahid
5		Muhammad Taufiq Kiemas 31 December 1942 – 8 June 2013 (aged 70)	23 July 2001 – 20 October 2004	58 years, 204 days	Megawati Sukarnoputri
6		Kristiani Herrawati 6 July 1952 – 1 June 2019 (aged 66)	20 October 2004 – 20 October 2014	52 years, 106 days	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
7		Iriana b. 1 October 1964	20 October 2014 – present	50 years, 19 days	Joko Widodo