First Spouse is an unofficial title usually used for the spouse, and occasionally used for the offspring or other relative, of a non-monarchicalhead of state or chief executive.[1][2][3] The term is also used to describe a person seen to be at the top of her profession or art.[4]
The title has also been used for the spouse of a head of government who is not also head of state.[5][6][7][8] It has also been used to refer to the spouses of the leaders of administrative divisions within a country.[9]
^Lin, Yijun (September 19, 2021). "【第一配偶】最會賺錢第一夫人:何晶將從新加坡淡馬錫退休 年薪至今仍是謎" ['First Spouse'- The most moneymaking First Lady: Ho Ching set to retire from Temasek (Holdings). Her annual salary is still a mystery]. United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved September 27, 2021.