First Lady or First Gentleman of Alaska is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the governor of Alaska. 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 Rose Dunleavy, wife of Governor Mike Dunleavy, who has held the position since December 3, 2018. To date, only one person has served as the first gentleman since statehood: Todd Palin from 2006 to 2009.
List of first ladies and gentlemen of Alaska First Lady/Gentleman Term begins Term ends Governor 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 Position vacant December 6, 1982 December 1, 1986 Bill Sheffield Sheffield's wife, Lee Sheffield, died in 1978. 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." Sandra Parnell July 26, 2009 December 1, 2014 Sean Parnell Donna Walker December 1, 2014 December 3, 2018 Bill Walker Rose Dunleavy December 3, 2018 present Mike Dunleavy
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