Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Siebel Newsom in 2018
First Partner of California
Assumed role
January 7, 2019
GovernorGavin Newsom
Preceded byAnne Gust Brown
(as First Lady)
Second Lady of California
In role
January 10, 2011 – January 7, 2019
Lieutenant GovernorGavin Newsom
Preceded byLaura Maldonado
Succeeded byMarkos Kounalakis
(as Second Gentleman)
First Lady of San Francisco
In role
July 26, 2008 – January 10, 2011[1]
MayorGavin Newsom
Preceded byKimberly Guilfoyle
Succeeded byAnita Lee
Personal details
Born
Jennifer Lynn Siebel

(1974-06-19) June 19, 1974 (age 50)[2]
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political partyIndependent (since 2008)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (before 2008)
Spouse
(m. 2008)
Children4
RelativesThomas Siebel (second cousin once removed)
EducationStanford University (BA, MBA)

Jennifer Lynn Siebel Newsom (née Siebel; born June 19, 1974) is an American documentary filmmaker and actress who is the first lady 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 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.

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  2. ^ "Jennifer L Siebel, Born 06/19/1974 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". californiabirthindex.org.
  3. ^ "Must Reads: Jennifer Siebel Newsom will be California's 'first partner.' Her agenda is cultural change". Los Angeles Times. November 24, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom". California Governor. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  5. ^ "First Families of California". governors.library.ca.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-10.