First ladies and gentlemen of Panama

First Lady and First Gentleman of Panama (Spanish: Primera Dama o Caballero de Panama) are unofficial titles traditionally held by the wife or husband of the president of Panama.

First Lady of Panama
Incumbent Maricel Cohen de Mulino since July 1, 2024
Residence	Palacio de las Garzas, Panama City
Inaugural holder	María de la Ossa de Amador
Formation	February 20, 1904
Website	First Lady of the Republic of Panama

List

The following is an incomplete list of first ladies and gentlemen of Panama.

No.	Portrait	Name	President	Birth	Death	Period
1		María de la Ossa de Amador	Manuel Amador Guerrero	March 1, 1855	July 5, 1948	February 20, 1904 – October 1, 1908
		Manuela Jované Aguilar y Távara (died)	José Domingo de Obaldía		1887
		Josefa Jované Aguilar y Távara	José Domingo de Obaldía			October 1, 1908 – March 1, 1910
		Rita Barsallo de Mendoza	Carlos Antonio Mendoza			March 1, 1910 – October 1, 1910
		Teodolinda Briceño de Boyd	Federico Boyd			October 1, 1910 - October 5, 1910
		Matilde Esperanza Picón Herrera	Pablo Arosemena			October 5, 1910 – October 1, 1912
		Eva Paniza Arosemena (separated)	Belisario Porras
		Alicia Castro Gutiérrez de Porras	Belisario Porras			October 1, 1912 - October 1, 1916
		Diana Dutary Pérez	Ramón Maximiliano Valdés			October 1, 1916 – June 3, 1918
		Kerima Gutiérrez de Díaz	Pedro Antonio Díaz			October 1, 1918 - October 12, 1918
		Alicia Castro Gutiérrez de Porras	Belisario Porras			October 12, 1918 - January 30, 1920
		Oderay Arango de Lefevre	Ernesto T. Lefevre			January 30, 1920 - October 1, 1920
		Ofelina Remón de Chiari	Rodolfo Chiari			October 1, 1924 – October 1, 1928
		Hersilia Arias de Arosemena	Florencio Harmodio Arosemena			October 1, 1928 - January 3, 1931
		Rosario Guardia de Arias	Harmodio Arias Madrid			January 3, 1931 - January 16, 1931
		Amelia Lyons de Alfaro	Ricardo J. Alfaro	December 15, 1883	November 27, 1973	January 16, 1931 - June 5, 1932
		Rosario Guardia de Arias	Harmodio Arias Madrid			June 5, 1932 - October 1, 1936
		Malvina Galindo de Arosemena	Juan Demóstenes Arosemena			October 1, 1936 - December 16, 1939
		Adela Moré de Fernández	Ezequiel Fernández Jaén			December 16, 1939 - December 18, 1940
		Raquel de la Guardia de Boyd	Augusto Samuel Boyd			December 18, 1940 - October 1, 1940
		Ana Matilde Linares de Arias	Arnulfo Arias Madrid			October 1, 1940 - October 9, 1941
		Vacant	Ricardo de la Guardia			October 9, 1941 - March 4, 1943
		Carmen Estripeaut de la Guardia	Ricardo de la Guardia			March 4, 1943 - June 15, 1945
		Beatriz de la Guardia de Jiménez	Enrique A. Jiménez			June 15, 1945 - August 7, 1948
		Celia Quelquejeu de Díaz	Domingo Díaz Arosemena			August 7, 1948 - July 28, 1949
		Isabel Icaza de Chanis	Daniel Chanis Pinzón			July 28, 1949 - November 25, 1949
		Cecilia Orillac de Chiari	Roberto F. Chiari			November 20, 1949 - November 24, 1949
		Ana Matilde Linares de Arias	Arnulfo Arias Madrid			November 24, 1949 - May 9, 1951
		Heliodora Arosemena de Arosemena	Alcibíades Arosemena			May 9, 1951 - October 1, 1952
		Cecilia Pinel de Remón	José Remón Cantera			October 1, 1952 - January 2, 1955
		Olga Arias de Arias	Ricardo Arias Espinosa			March 29, 1955 - October 1, 1956
		Mercedes Galindo de la Guardia	Ernesto de la Guardia			October 1, 1956 - October 1, 1960
		Cecilia Orillac de Chiari	Roberto F. Chiari			October 1, 1960 - October 1, 1964
		Petita Saa de Robles	Marco Aurelio Robles			October 1, 1964 - October 1, 1968
		Mireya Moscoso de Arias	Arnulfo Arias Madrid	July 1, 1946		October 1, 1968 - October 11, 1968
		Elizabeth "Fanny" Rojer de Lakas[1]	Demetrio B. Lakas			December 19, 1969 – October 11, 1978
		Adela Ruiz de Royo	Aristides Royo	December 15, 1943	June 19, 2019	October 11, 1978 – July 31, 1982
		Mercedes Martinez de la Espriella	Ricardo de la Espriella			July 31, 1982 – February 13, 1984
		Luzmila Arosemena de Illueca	Jorge Illueca			February 13, 1984 - October 11, 1984
		María Consuelo Rivera de Ardito Barletta	Nicolás Ardito Barletta			October 11, 1984 - September 27, 1985
		Mariela de Delvalle	Eric Arturo Delvalle			September 28, 1985 - February 26, 1988
		Marcela Endara Cambra	Guillermo Endara		June, 1989	December 20, 1989 - June 11, 1990
		Ana Mae Diaz[2]	Guillermo Endara	May 16, 1967		June 11, 1990 – September 1, 1994
		Dora Boyd de Perez Balladares[3]	Ernesto Pérez Balladares	October 11, 1948		September 1, 1994 – September 1, 1999
		Ruby Moscoso[4]	Mireya Moscoso	September 22, 1941	January 7, 2022	September 1, 1999 – September 1, 2004
		Vivian Fernández[5]	Martín Torrijos	March 25, 1966		September 1, 2004 – July 1, 2009
		Marta Linares[6]	Ricardo Martinelli	September 2, 1956		July 1, 2009 - July 1, 2014
		Lorena Castillo	Juan Carlos Varela	July 31, 1968		July 1, 2014 - July 1, 2019
		Yazmín Colón de Cortizo	Laurentino Cortizo	July 31, 1959		July 1, 2019 - July 1, 2024
		Maricel Cohen de Mulino	José Raúl Mulino			July 1, 2024 - Present