First ladies and gentlemen of Malta

First Gentleman of Malta (L-Ewwel Raġel ta' Malta) or First Lady of Malta^[1] (Maltese: L-Ewwel Mara ta' Malta) is the title used to refer to the spouse of the current president of Malta, during the president's term in office.^[2] The current titleholder is First Gentleman Anthony Spiteri Debono, who has held the position since April 2024.

First Gentleman of Malta
L-Ewwel Raġel ta' Malta
Flag of Malta
Incumbent Anthony Spiteri Debono since 4 April 2024
Residence	San Anton Palace
Inaugural holder	Margaret Mamo
Formation	13 December 1974

The president and their spouse reside at San Anton Palace.^[3]

List of first ladies and gentlemen

This list includes all persons who have served as First Lady or First Gentleman.

President No.	Portrait	First Lady/Gentleman	Tenure	President (Spouse, unless noted)
1		Margaret Mamo	13 December 1974 – 27 December 1976	Anthony Mamo m. 1939
2		Margery Buttigieg	27 December 1976 – 27 December 1981	Anton Buttigieg m. 1975
		Acting First Lady Marie Hyzler	27 December 1981 – 15 February 1982	Albert Hyzler
Position vacant under President Agatha Barbara as she was never married
		Acting First Lady Edwige Xuereb	16 February 1987 – 4 April 1989	Paul Xuereb
4		Maria Tabone	4 April 1989 – 4 April 1994	Ċensu Tabone
5		Gemma Mifsud Bonnici	4 April 1994 – 4 April 1999	Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
6		Violet de Marco	4 April 1999 – 4 April 2004	Guido de Marco m. 1956[4]
7		Mary Fenech Adami 12 October 1933 – 8 July 2011 (aged 77)	4 April 2004 – 4 April 2009	Eddie Fenech Adami m. June 27, 1976
8		Margaret Abela Born (1949-03-14) March 14, 1949 (age 75)	4 April 2009 – 4 April 2014	George Abela m. 1976
9		Edgar Preca	4 April 2014 – 4 April 2019	Marie Louise Coleiro Preca m. 2006[5]
10		Miriam Vella	4 April 2019 – 4 April 2024	George Vella
11		Anthony Spiteri Debono	4 April 2024 – present	Myriam Spiteri Debono

References

1. Saliba, Norma (2019-04-04). "National flower featured in classic outfit worn by First Lady Miriam Vella". Television Malta. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
2. Chetchuti, Kristina (2014-04-01). "The shy First Gentleman". Times of Malta. Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
3. "An inside glimpse of life at San Anton". Times of Malta. 2010-06-16. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
4. Massa, Ariadne (2011-08-14). "'His involvement in politics was the part of his life I could do without'". Times of Malta. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
5. "The President of Malta: Mr Edgar Preca". President of Malta. Archived from the original on 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-04-07.