First Lady of East Timor
First Ladies of East Timor following the restoration of independence

First Lady of East Timor

Section Title: First Ladies of East Timor following the restoration of independence
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Name	Portrait	Term Began	Term Ended	President	Notes

Kirsty Sword Gusmão	-	May 20, 2002	May 20, 2007	Xanana Gusmão	Xanana Gusmão met Kirsty Sword, an Australian-born a teacher and human rights activist, in 1994 while he was serving a 20-year sentence as a political prison during the Indonesian occupation.

Position vacant	May 20, 2007	February 11, 2008	José Ramos-Horta	José Ramos-Horta and his former wife, Ana Pessoa Pinto, had divorced prior to his victory in the 2007 East Timorese presidential election.

Maria Goretti Guterres Marques	February 11, 2008	February 13, 2008	Vicente Guterres

Jacqueline Aquino Siapno	February 12, 2008	April 17, 2008	Fernando de Araújo	Joy Aquino Siapno, a political economist and analyst, served as interim First Lady during 2008. Aquino Siapno, who is originally from the city of Dagupan in the Philippines, is the country's only first lady of Filipina origin.

Position vacant	April 17, 2008	May 20, 2012	José Ramos-Horta	José Ramos-Horta returned to office full-time following an assassination attempt in March 2008. He and his former wife, Ana Pessoa Pinto, had divorced before he became president.

Isabel da Costa Ferreira	-	May 20, 2012	May 20, 2017	Taur Matan Ruak

Cidália Lopes Nobre Mouzinho Guterres	-	May 20, 2017	Present	Francisco Guterres	The incumbent First Lady of East Timor.

Sentence(s)

The East Timor of current first lady is Cidália Lopes Nobre Mouzinho Guterres, wife of President Francisco Guterres, held the position since May 20, 2017.

final_sentence: The East Timor of current first lady is Cidália Lopes Nobre Mouzinho Guterres, wife of President Francisco Guterres, held the position since May 20, 2017.