Longest lived Spouses of National Leaders
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This article lists the 130 Longest -known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states (often a president or prime minister), born no earlier than 1800, and whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold on gold. The longest-lived non acting state leader with known exact dates of birth and death was the Longest lived former state leader is the former Turkish President and Prime Minister Celâl Bayar, who lived to 103 years, 98 days.
List
| Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marita Camacho Quirós | Costa Rica | First Lady (1962–1966) | 1911 | 2025 | 114 years, 102 days |
| 2 | Cecilia Caballero Blanco | Colombia | First Lady (1974–1978) | 1913 | 2019 | 105 years, 317 days |
| 3 | Franca Pilla | Italy | Companion of the President (1999–2006) | 1920 | alive | 104 years, 354 days |
| 4 | Isabel Meighen | Canada | Spouse of the Prime Minister (1920–1921, 1926) | 1882 | 1985 | 103 years, 141 days |
| 5 | Leonor Oyarzún | Chile | First Lady (1990–1994) | 1919 | 2022 | 102 years, 317 days |
| 6 | HRH Duchess of Gloucester | Australia | Viceregal Consort (1945–1947) | 1901 | 2004 | 102 years, 309 days |
| 7 | Mary Wilson | United Kingdom | Spouse of the Prime minister (1964–1970, 1974–1976) | 1916 | 2018 | 102 years, 145 days |
| 8 | Henrietta Boggs | Colombia | First Lady (1948–1949) | 1918 | 2020 | 102 years, 126 days |
| 9 | Koh Sok Hiong | Singapore | First Lady (1985–1983) | 1916 | 2018 | 102 years, 2 days |
| 10 | Rosa Markmann | Chile | First Lady (1946–1952) | 1907 | 2009 | 101 years, 317 days |
| 11 | Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother | United Kingdom
Commonwealth |
Consort of the Monarch (1936-1952) | 1900 | 2002 | 101 years, 238 days |
| 12 | Mie Fukuda | Japan | Spouse of the Prime minister (1976–1978) | 1912 | 2013 | 101 years, 214 days |
| 13 | Clarissa Eden | United Kingdom | Spouse of the Prime minister (1955–1957) | 1920 | 2021 | 101 years, 140 days |
| 14 | Boonruen Choonhavan | Thailand | Spouse of the Prime Minister (1988 – 1991) | 1920 | 2021 | 101 years, 111 days |
| 15 | Lin Jiamei | China | First Lady (1983–1988) | 1924 | alive | 101 years, 170 days |
| 16 | Verónica Peñalver | Venezuela | First Lady (1994) | 1924 | Alive | 101 years, 137 days |
| 17 | Josefina Villalobos | Ecuador | de facto First Lady (1992–1996) | 1924 | 2025 | 100 years, 203 days |
| 18 | Martha Kyrle | Austria | First Lady (1957–1965) | 1917 | 2017 | 100 years, 91 days |
| 19 | Tunku Ampuan Najihah | Malaysia | Queen Consort (1994–1999) | 1923 | 2023 | 100 years, 6 days |
| 20 | Nahid Mirza | Afghanistan | First Lady (1956 – 1958) | 1919 | 2019 | 99 years, 351 days |
| 21 | Reuma Weizman | Israel | First Lady (1993–2000) | 1925 | 2025 | 99 years, 240 days |
| 22 | HRH The Duke of Edinbrugh | United Kingdom
Commonwealth |
Consort of the Monarch (1952-2021) | 1921 | 2021 | 99 years, 303 days |
| 23 | Nexhmije Hoxha | Albania | First Lady (1944 – 1985) | 1921 | 2020 | 99 years, 18 days |
| 24 | Kiyo Yoshida | Japan | Spouse of the Prime minister (1946–1947, 1948–1954) | 1904 | 2003 | 99 years 0 to 365 days |
| 25 | Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali | Malaysia | Spouse of the Prime Minister (1966–1973) | 1926 | alive | 99 years, 149 days |
| 26 | Lotte Ulbricht | East Germany | Spouse of the Head of State (1974–1990) | 1903 | 2002 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 27 | Gladys Castillo de Lusinchi | Venezuela | First Lady (1984–\1988) | 1922 | 2021 | 98 years, 254 days |
| 28 | Amelita Ramos | Philippines | First Lady (1992–1998) | 1926 | alive | 98 years, 344 days |
| 29 | Bertha Puga Martínez | Colombia | First Lady (1958–1962) | 1908 | 2007 | 98 years, 149 days |
| 30 | Bety Nelly Andrés Llana de Levingston | Argentina | de facto First Lady (1970–1971) | 1927 | alive | 98 years, 218 days |
| 31 | Lucía Hiriart | Chile | First Lady (1974–1990) | 1923 | 2021 | 98 years, 6 days |
| 32 | Gerda Ryti | Finland | First Lady (1940–1944) | 1886 | 1984 | 97 years, 333 days |
| 33 | HRH Countess of Athlone | Canada | Viceregal Consort (1924–1930) | 1883 | 1981 | 97 years, 313 days |
| 34 | Jelena Rennerova | Sweden | Spouse of the Prime minister (1969–1976) | 1927 | alive | 98 years, 103 days |
| 35 | Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi | Nigeria | First Lady (1966) | 1923 | 2021 | 97 years, 275 days |
| 36 | Elizabeth "Bess" Truman | United States | First Lady (1945–1953) | 1885 | 1982 | 97 years, 247 days |
| 37 | Wirat Chamanan | Thailand | Spouse of the Prime Minister (1973– 1980) | 1927 | alive | 98 years, 3 days |
| 38 | Amalia Solórzano de Cárdenas | Mexico | First Lady (1934–1940) | 1911 | 2008 | 97 years, 155 days |
| 39 | Wang Yeping | China | First Lady (1993–2003)
Spouse of the Paramount Leader (1989–2002) |
1928 | alive | 97 years, 299 days |
| 40 | Anna Chernenko | Soviet Union | First Lady (1984–1985) | 1913 | 2010 | 97 years, 110 days |
| 41 | Nagako, Empress Kōjun | Japan | Empress Consort (1926–1989) | 1903 | 2000 | 97 years, 92 days |
| 42 | Ernestina Saragat | Italy | Acting Companion of the President (1964–1971) | 1928 | alive | 97 years, 213 days |
| 43 | Aura Herzog | Israel | First Lady (1983–1993) | 1924 | 2022 | 97 years, 17 days |
| 44 | Aída Judith León | Ecuador | de facto First Lady (1972–1976) | 1928 | alive | 97 years, 168 days |
| 45 | Vittoria Michitto | Italy | First Lady (1971–1978) | 1928 | alive | 97 years, 146 days |
| 46 | Yaroslava Plaviuk | Ukraine | First Lady (1948–1989) | 1926 | 2023 | 96 years, 345 days |
| 47 | Anna, Lady Cowen | Australia | Viceregal Consort (1977–1892) | 1925 | 2022 | 96 years, 340 days |
| 48 | Queen Ratna of Nepal | Nepal | Queen consort (1955–1972) | 1928 | alive | 97 years, 111 days |
| 49 | Zita of Bourbon-Parma | Austria | Empress-Consort (1916–1918) | 1892 | 1989 | 96 years, 309 days |
| 50 | Lee Hee-ho | South Korea | First Lady (1998–2003) | 1922 | 2019 | 96 years, 262 days |
| 51 | Sinéad de Valera | Ireland | First Lady (1977–1981) | 1878 | 1975 | 96 years, 218 days |
| 52 | Tellervo Koivisto | Finland | First Lady (1982–1994) | 1929 | alive | 96 years, 340 days |
| 53 | Pattie Menzies | Australia | Spouse of the Prime minister (1939–1941, 1949–1966) | 1899 | 1995 | 96 years, 181 days |
| 54 | Clélia Bernardes | Brazil | First Lady (1922–1926) | 1876 | 1972 | 96 years, 127 days |
| 55 | Alma Adamkienė | Lithuania | First Lady (1998–2003) | 1927 | 2023 | 96 years, 100 days |
| 56 | Rosalynn Carter | United States | First Lady (1977–1981) | 1927 | 2023 | 96 years, 93 days |
| 57 | Ankica Tuđman | Croatia | Spouse of the Prime minister (1990–1999) | 1926 | 2022 | 96 years, 74 days |
| 58 | Wilhelmine Lübke | Germany | First Lady (1959–1969) | 1885 | 1981 | 95 years, 359 days |
| 59 | Imelda Marcos | Philippines | First Lady (1965–1986) | 1929 | alive | 95 years, 343 days |
| 60 | Sara de la Hoz | Guatemala | First Lady (1966–1970) | 1919 | 2015 | 95 years, 320 days |
| 61 | Han Zhijun | China | Spouse of the Paramount Leader (1976–1978) | 1930 | alive | 95 years, 123 days |
| 62 | Scylla Médici | Brazil | First Lady (1969–1974) | 1907 | 2003 | 95 years, 113 days |
| 62 | Irene Frances Watt | New Zealand | Spouse of the Prime minister (1974) | 1918 | 2013 | 95 years, 81 days |
| 63 | Rita Childers | Ireland | First Lady (1973–1974) | 1878 | 1975 | 95 years, 79 days |
| 64 | Son Myung-soon | South Korea | First Lady (1993–1998) | 1929 | 2024 | 95 years, 51 days |
| 65 | Anna Jäderin | Sweden | Spouse of the Prime minister (1920, 1921–1923,1924–1925) | 1855 | 1950 | 95 years, 22 days |
| 66 | Nair de Teffé | Brazil | First Lady (1913–1914) | 1886 | 1991 | 95 years, 0 days |
| Mutsuko Miki | Japan | Spouse of the Prime minister (1974–1976) | 1917 | 2012 | ||
| 68 | Hortensia Bussi | Chile | First Lady (1970–1973) | 1914 | 2009 | 94 years, 331 days |
| 69 | Elisabeth Waldheim | Austria | First Lady (1986–1992) | 1922 | 2017 | 94 years, 321 days |
| 70 | The Baroness Tweedsmuir | Canada | Viceregal Consort (11935–1940) | 1882 | 1977 | 94 years, 336 days |
| 71 | Trinidad Roxas | Philippines | First Lady (1946–1948) | 1900 | 1995 | 94 years, 259 days |
| 72 | Regina Pacini | Argentina | First Lady (1922–1928) | 1871 | 1965 | 94 years, 255 days |
| 73 | Nancy Reagan | United States | First Lady (1981–1989) | 1921 | 2016 | 94 years, 244 days |
| 74 | Claude Pompidou | France | First Lady (1969–1974) | 1912 | 2007 | 94 years, 232 days |
| 75 | Blanca Rodríguez | Venezuela | First Lady (1974–1979; 1989– 1993) | 1926 | 2020 | 94 years, 217 days |
| 76 | Lady Bird Johnson | United States | First Lady (1963–1969) | 1912 | 2007 | 94 years, 201 days |
| 77 | Mevhibe İnönü | Turkiye | First Lady (1938–1950) | 1897 | 1992 | 94 years, 160 days |
| 78 | Poonsuk Banomyong | Thailand | Spouse of the Prime Minister (1946) | 1913 | 2007 | 94 years,130 days |
| 79 | Valery Mary, Lady Stephen | Australia | Viceregal Consort (1977–1892) | 1925 | 2019 | 94 years, 122 days |
| 80 | Yoko Miyazawa | Japan | Spouse of the Prime minister (1991–1993) | 1920 | 2014 | 94 years, 75 days |
| 81 | Nina Iliescu | Romania | First Lady (1989 – 1996, 2000 – 2004) | 1930 | alive | 95 years, 279 days |
| 82 | Alicia Hartridge | Argentina | First Lady (1976–1981) | 1927 | 2021 | 94 years, 37 days |
| 83 | Josefina Herrán | Uruguay | First Lady (1972–1976) | 1930 | alive | 95 years, 226 days |
| 84 | Colette Senghor | Senegal | First Lady (1960–1980) | 1925 | 2019 | 93 years, 364 days |
| 85 | Kesang Choden | Bhutan | Queen Consort (1952–1972) | 1930 | alive | 95 years, 201 days |
| 86 | Loi Ejercito | Philippines | First Lady (1998–2001) | 1930 | alive | 95 years, 189 days |
| 87 | Elina Jayewardene | Sri Lanka | First Lady (1978–1988) | 1913 | 2007 | 93 years, 327 days |
| 88 | Fanta Singhateh | The Gambia | First Lady (1966–1970) | 1929 | 2023 | 93 years, 303 days |
| 89 | Maja Sandler | Sweden | Spouse of Prime minister (1976–1978) | 1877 | 1971 | 93 years, 267 days |
| Kaoru Hatoyama | Japan | Spouse of the Prime minister (1954–1956) | 1888 | 1982 | ||
| 91 | María Cristina Vilanova | Guatemala | First Lady (11944–1945; 1951–1954) | 1915 | 2009 | 93 years, 253 days |
| 92 | Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny | Ivory Coast | First Lady (1962–1963) | 1930 | alive | 95 years, 82 days |
| 93 | Aura Rosario Rosal López | Guatemala | First Lady (1983–1986) | 1928 | 2021 | 93 years, 175 days |
| 94 | Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld | Netherlands | Prince Consort (1948–1980) | 1911 | 2004 | 93 years, 155 days |
| 95 | Maria Nyerere | Tanzania | First Lady (1964–1985) | 1930 | alive | 94 years, 342 days |
| 96 | Isabel Perón | Argentina | First Lady (1973–1974) | 1931 | alive | 94 years, 307 days |
| 97 | Zalayhar Hassanali | Trinidad and Tobago | First Lady (1987–1997) | 1931 | alive | 94 years, 219 days |
| 98 | Marly Sarney | Brazil | First Lady (1985–1990) | 1931 | alive | 94 years, 4 days |
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| Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naina Yeltsina | Russia | First Lady (1991–1999) | 1932 | alive | 93 years, 269 days |
| Marianne von Weizsäcker | Germany | First Lady (1984–1994) | 1932 | alive | 93 years, 205 days |
| Sirikit | Thailand | Queen Consort (1950–2016) | 1932 | alive | 93 years, 118 days |
| Viviane Wade | Senegal | First Lady (2000–2012) | 1932 | alive | 93 years, 86 days |
| Siti Mwinyi | Tanzania | First Lady (1985–1995) | 1932 | alive | 92 years, 342 days to 93 years, 341 days |
| Karen Olsen Beck | Costa Rica | First Lady (1954–1958, 1970–1974) | 1933 | alive | 92 years, 311 days |
| Kovambo Nujoma | Namibia | First Lady (1990–2005) | 1933 | alive | 92 years, 273 days |
| Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing | France | First Lady (1974–1981) | 1933 | alive | 92 years, 242 days |
| Bernadette Chirac | France | First Lady (1995–2007) | 1933 | Alive | 92 years, 204 days |
Addendum
Uncertain Date of Birth
| Name | State | Position | Birth |
Death|| Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atıfet Sunay | Turkiye | First Lady (1966–1973) | 1904 | 2003 | 97 years, 294 days to 98 years, 293 days |
| Yoshie Murayama | Japan | Spouse of the Prime minister (1994–1996) | 1926 | alive | 98 years, 342 days to 99 years, 341 days |
| Emel Korutürk | Turkiye | First Lady (1973–1980) | 1915 | 2013 | 97 years, 71 to 98 years, 70 days |
| Vimala Sharma | India | First Lady (1992–1997) | ca. 1926/1927 | 2020 | 93 years, 228 days to 94 years, 227 days or
92 years, 228 days to 93 years, 227 days |
| Alicia Pizzimbono | Ecuador | de facto First Lady (1976–1979) | 1930 | alive | 94 years, 342 days to 95 years, 341 days |
| Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi | Israel | First Lady (1983–1986) | 1886 | 1979 | 93 years, 169 to 199 days |