Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Siebel in 2018
First Lady of California
Assumed role January 7, 2019
Governor	Gavin Newsom
Preceded by	Anne Gust Brown (as First Lady)
Second Lady of California
In role January 10, 2011 – January 7, 2019
Lieutenant Governor	Gavin Newsom
Preceded by	Laura Maldonado
Succeeded by	Markos Kounalakis (as Second Gentleman)
First Lady of San Francisco
In role July 26, 2008[1] – January 10, 2011
Mayor	Gavin Newsom
Preceded by	Kimberly Guilfoyle
Succeeded by	Anita Lee
Personal details
Born	Jennifer Lynn Siebel (1974-06-19) June 19, 1974 (age 50)[2] San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party	Independent (since 2008)
Other political affiliations	Republican (before 2008)
Spouse	Gavin Newsom ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	4
Relatives	Thomas Siebel (second cousin once removed)
Education	Stanford University (BA, MBA)

Jennifer Lynn Siebel Newsom (born June 19, 1974) is an American documentary filmmaker and actress who is the first partner of California, as the wife of Governor Gavin Newsom. She is the director, writer, and producer of the film Miss Representation (2011), which premiered in the documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival. The film examines how the media has underrepresented women in positions of power. The Mask You Live In (2015), the second film that she wrote, produced and directed, scrutinizes American society's definition of masculinity.

During her tenure as the wife of the governor, the role of first lady was incorrectly retitled "first partner" to be gender inclusive.^[3][4][5] She was previously the state's second lady from 2011 to 2019 and first lady of San Francisco from 2008 to 2011.