| Name |
Portrait |
Term Began |
Term Ended |
President of Madagascar |
Notes |
| Justine Tsiranana |
 |
June 26, 1960 |
October 11, 1972 |
Philibert Tsiranana |
Born Justine Kalitody, Tsiranana was the inaugural First Lady of Madagascar. She married Philibert Tsiranana on January 29, 1933, at a ceremony in the village of Antsirabe, Mandritsara District.[1] |
| Marcelle Larguier |
|
October 11, 1972 |
February 5, 1975 |
Gabriel Ramanantsoa |
Marcelle Larguier married Ramanantsoa at a Catholic ceremony in Faravohitra on May 26, 1934.[1] |
| Thérèse Ratsimandrava |
|
February 5, 1975 |
February 11, 1975 |
Richard Ratsimandrava |
Born Thérèse Razafindramoizina, she married Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava on September 22, 1956. The couple had five children.[1] Her husband became head of the military government on February 5, 1975. Ratsimandrava was first lady just six days before Colonel Ratsimandrava's assassination on February 11, 1975.[1] Thérèse Ratsimandrava died in August 2001.[1] |
| Unknown |
|
February 12, 1975 |
June 15, 1975 |
Gilles Andriamahazo |
General Gilles Andriamahazo was the transitional president of the military government following Ratsimandrava's assassination. He never appeared with his wife in public during his short tenure.[1] |
| Céline Ratsiraka |
|
June 15, 1975 |
March 27, 1993 |
Didier Ratsiraka |
The country's longest tenured first lady, Ratsiraka was born Céline Velonjara.[1] In 1964, she married a young naval officer, Didier Ratsiraka, in a Catholic ceremony.[1] They have four children - Olga, Annick, Xavier, and Sophie.[1] |
| Thérèse Zafy |
|
March 27, 1993 |
September 5, 1996 |
Albert Zafy |
Born Thérèse Auguste Zafimahova, she was the wife of President Albert Zafy. The couple had three children.[1] Former President Zafy died in October 2017. |
| Sahondra Rakotondravaly Ratsirahonana |
|
September 5, 1996 |
February 9, 1997 |
Norbert Ratsirahonana |
Born Sahondra Rakotondravaly, she was the wife of interim president Norbert Ratsirahonana. Rakotondravaly died in Réunion on April 23, 2014.[3] |
| Céline Ratsiraka |
|
February 9, 1997 |
May 6, 2002 |
Didier Ratsiraka |
Céline Ratsiraka's second tenure as first lady |
| Lalao Ravalomanana |
 |
May 6, 2002 |
March 17, 2009 |
Marc Ravalomanana |
Lalao Ravalomanana married her husband, Marc Ravalomanana, in 1974. In April 2013, shortly after returning from exile in South Africa, Lalao Ravalomanana announced her candidacy in the 2013 presidential election.[4] However, Lalao Ravalomanana was barred from running for not having lived in Madagascar for 6 months before the poll[5] In 2015, she was elected Mayor of Antananarivo. |
| Mialy Rajoelina |
 |
March 17, 2009 |
January 25, 2014 |
Andry Rajoelina |
Born Mialy Razakandisa, she met Andry Rajoelina in 1994 while completing her senior year at a high school in Antananarivo. The couple dated long-distance for six years while she completed her undergraduate and masters studies in Paris. The couple married in 2000. |
| Voahangy Rajaonarimampianina |
 |
January 25, 2014 |
September 7, 2018 |
Hery Rajaonarimampianina |
The couple married at a ceremony held at the Ambohinaorina Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM) in Sabotsy Namehana.[1] |
| Name Unknown |
|
September 7, 2018 |
January 19, 2019 |
Rivo Rakotovao (acting) |
|
| Mialy Rajoelina |
|
January 19, 2019 |
Incumbent |
Andry Rajoelina |
|
