What is the title of the husband of a female president?

While there has never been a male spouse of a U.S. president, “First Gentleman” is used in the United States for the male spouse of a mayor or governor. First spouse and First partner, both rare variations of the title, can be used in either case where the spouse of a political leader is of any gender.

What would they call a male First Lady?

In the United States, the title of first gentleman may be accorded to a man who is married to the head of state of a state government, analogously to the unofficial use of first lady for the wife or hostess of a head of state, including the wife of the president of the United States.

What is the first lady’s job?

The role of the first lady has evolved over the centuries. She is, first and foremost, the hostess of the White House. She organizes and attends official ceremonies and functions of state either along with, or in place of, the president.

Who is the First Lady president?

Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan administering the oath of office to new President Pratibha Patil. December 19, 1934, is the 12th President of India. She is the first woman and the first Maharashtrian to hold this post.

Where did the term 1st lady come from?

Americans did not start calling the president’s wife the “First Lady” until some time in the middle of the 19th century. Some people say Zachary Taylor was the first to use the term in his 1849 eulogy on the death of Dolley Madison.

What is the first lady do?

What should the wife of a female president be called?

However, formally, they would be introduced as “The President of the United States and President Clinton”. Here in RP, we call the husband of our President, First Gentleman. I think that the wife of a female president should be called FIRST GENTLEMAN. This title will correspond to the title First Lady.

Who was the first US President to be called Lady?

Martha Washington, 1731-1802. George Washington’s wife was the first to be given the title “lady” by the press, as in “Lady Washington,” and the first wife of a president to appear on U.S. postage stamp. Abigail Adams, 1744-1818.

Who is the only first lady to serve in public office?

Bill Clinton’s wife hosted the first White House webcast, and is the only first lady elected to public office—the U.S. Senate, and to seek the presidency. George W. Bush’s wife is the only first lady to give birth to twins, to work as a librarian and to substitute for a president in his weekly radio address.

Will America elect its first woman president?

Depending on what results at the end of this year’s national quadrennial horse race (a.k.a. the presidential campaign), it may well be that America elects its first woman president. First Lady Edith Wilson, 1915-1921. (Photo: Library of Congress [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons) Woodrow Wilson, 1912.