First ladies and gentlemen of Alaska
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First Lady of Alaska
)| First Lady of Alaska | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Rose Newlin since December 3, 2018 | |
| Residence | Alaska Governor's Mansion |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Neva Egan |
| Formation | January 3, 1959 |
First Lady or First Gentleman of Alaska is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the
Juneau, Alaska
.
The current first lady of Alaska is Rose Newlin, wife of Governor
first gentleman since statehood: Todd Palin
from 2006 to 2009.
First ladies and gentlemen of Alaska since statehood
| First Lady/Gentleman | Term begins | Term ends | Governor of Alaska
|
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neva Egan | January 3, 1959 | December 5, 1966 | William Egan | |
| Ermalee Hickel | December 5, 1966 | January 29, 1969 | Wally Hickel | |
| Diana Miller | January 29, 1969 | December 7, 1970 | Keith Harvey Miller | |
| Neva Egan | December 7, 1970 | December 2, 1974 | William Egan | Second tenure as First Lady |
| Bella Hammond | December 2, 1974 | December 6, 1982 | Jay Hammond | [2] |
| Position vacant[3] | December 6, 1982 | December 1, 1986 | Bill Sheffield | Sheffield's wife, Lee Sheffield, died in 1978.[3] |
| Michael Margaret Stewart | December 1, 1986 | December 3, 1990 | Steve Cowper | |
| Ermalee Hickel | December 3, 1990 | December 5, 1994 | Wally Hickel | Second tenure as First Lady |
| Susan Knowles | December 5, 1994 | December 2, 2002 | Tony Knowles | |
| Nancy Murkowski | December 2, 2002 | December 4, 2006 | Frank Murkowski | |
| Todd Palin | December 4, 2006 | July 26, 2009 | Sarah Palin | The first man to serve as First Gentleman. Often nicknamed "First Dude of Alaska."[4][5] |
| Sandra Parnell | July 26, 2009 | December 1, 2014 | Sean Parnell | |
| Donna Walker | December 1, 2014 | December 3, 2018 | Bill Walker | |
| Rose Dunleavy | December 3, 2018 | present | Mike Dunleavy |
References
- ^ Schoenfeld, Elizabeth (1999-01-22). "Admire the inaugural ball gowns". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ Kahn, Steve (2015-05-31). "Bella Hammond: A reclusive, no-nonsense activist". Alaska Dispatch. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
External links
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