Christine Branstad

Christine Branstad
Branstad in 2018
First Lady of Iowa
In role
January 14, 2011 – May 24, 2017
GovernorTerry Branstad
Preceded byMariclare Culver
Succeeded byKevin Reynolds (First Gentleman)
In role
January 14, 1983 – January 15, 1999
Preceded byBillie Ray
Succeeded byChristie Vilsack
Personal details
Born
Christine Ann Johnson

c. 1950 (aged c. 74)
Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1972)
ChildrenEric, 1 daughter and 1 other son
Alma materDes Moines Area Community College

Christine Ann Branstad (born c. 1950) is an American public figure, health activist, and retired medical assistant who served as the First Lady of Iowa for six nonconsecutive terms during the tenure of her husband, Governor Terry Branstad, from 1983 to 1999 and again from 2011 until 2017.[1] She holds the record as Iowa's longest serving first lady, having spent over 22 years in the position.[2] In addition to her record as Iowa's first lady, Christine Branstad is the longest serving first lady of any U.S. state in the country's history.

  1. ^ "Christine Branstad biography". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "No new first lady doll for Chris Branstad". Des Moines Register. Associated Press. January 15, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2017.