Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States

Second Gentleman of
the United States
Second Gentleman of ; the United States
	Incumbent; Doug Emhoff; since January 20, 2021
Style	Second Gentleman; Mr. Emhoff;
Abbreviation	SLOTUS; SGOTUS;
Residence	Number One Observatory Circle
Inaugural holder	Abigail Adams; (as second lady); Doug Emhoff; (as second gentleman)
Formation	April 21, 1789 (233 years ago)
Website	whitehouse.gov

The second lady or second gentleman of the United States is the informal title held by hostess of the Number One Observatory Circle, usually the wife or husband of the vice president of the United States, during the vice president's term in office.

Doug Emhoff is the current second gentleman of the United States, in role since January 2021 as the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris.^[1]^[2]

Twelve second ladies became the first lady of the United States after their husband became the president. The first woman was Abigail Adams and the most recent woman is Jill Biden.

Origins and Role

The second lady or gentleman is not elected by the people of the United States. There are no official jobs he or she is officially required to perform and they are not paid for being the second spouse.

They are often involved in political campaigns, managements of the Number One Observatory Circle, participating in social causes and representing the vice president at official and ceremonial occasions and accompanying the vice president on foreign summits and events.