First Lady of Guyana

First Lady of Guyana is the title held by the wife of the president of Guyana. The current first lady of Guyana is Arya Ali, wife of President Irfaan Ali, who has served in the position since August 2020.

First Lady of Guyana
Incumbent Arya Ali since August 2, 2020
Residence	State House, Georgetown, Guyana
Inaugural holder	Doreen Chung
Formation	March 17, 1970

First ladies and gentlemen of Guyana

Name	Term Begins	Term Ends	President of Guyana	Notes
Doreen Chung[1]	17 March 1970	6 October 1980	Arthur Chung
Viola Burnham ♦[2]	6 October 1980	6 August 1985	Forbes Burnham
Joyce Hoyte[3]	6 August 1985	9 October 1992	Desmond Hoyte
Janet Jagan	9 October 1992	6 March 1997	Cheddi Jagan	Janet Jagan served as the 6th President of Guyana from 1997 to 1999
Yvonne Hinds	6 March 1997	19 December 1997	Sam Hinds
Widowed	19 December 1997	11 August 1999	Janet Jagan
Varshni Jagdeo	11 August 1999	2007 (Divorced)[4][5]	Bharrat Jagdeo
Office vacant	2007	3 December 2011	Bharrat Jagdeo
Deolatchmee Ramotar	3 December 2011	16 May 2015	Donald Ramotar
Sandra Granger	16 May 2015	2 August 2020	David Granger
Arya Ali	2 August 2020	Present	Irfaan Ali

♦ Viola Burnham later served as Vice President of Guyana and deputy prime minister from 1985 to 1991.^[2]

See also

• Presidents of Guyana

References

1. "Former First Lady Doreen Chung dies". Kaieteur News. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
2. "Guyana's former first lady is dead". Caribbean Net News. 2003-10-11. Retrieved 2012-08-09.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "Joyce Hoyte passes away". Stabroek News. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
4. "President Jagdeo may soon become Guyana's most eligible bachelor". Caribbean Net News. 2007-04-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
5. "Marriage to Jagdeo never registered, Varshnie Singh says". Stabroek News. 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2012-08-09.