First Ladies and Gentlemen of Alaska

First Lady of Alaska

Incumbent
Donna Walker
since December 1, 2014
Residence Alaska Governor's Mansion
Term length 4 Years
Inaugural holder Neva Egan
Formation January 3, 1959

The First Lady or First Gentleman of Alaska is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the Governor of Alaska.[1] The holder of the title resides with the Governor at the Alaska Governor's Mansion in Juneau, Alaska.

The current First Lady of Alaska is Donna Walker, wife of Governor Bill Walker, who has held the position since December 1, 2014. To date, only one person has served as the 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 Present Bill Walker

References

  1. ↑ Schoenfeld, Elizabeth (1999-01-22). "Admire the inaugural ball gowns". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  2. ↑ Kahn, Steve (2015-05-31). "Bella Hammond: A reclusive, no-nonsense activist". Alaska Dispatch. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  3. 1 2 Bradner, Tim (2013-02-06). "Sheffield's success: Overcoming hardship, personal loss". Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  4. ↑ Zernike, Katie (2008-09-03). "Todd Palin: 'First dude' and right-hand man". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  5. ↑ MacGillis, Alec (2008-09-22). "'First Dude' Todd Palin Illustrates Alaska's Blend of Private and Public". Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
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