6 World Leaders Who Got Divorced While Holding Office

Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, announced on 2 August 2023 that they were separating after 18 years of marriage.

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson, United Kingdom's former prime minister, and his second wife, Marina Wheeler, announced their separation in 2018 when he was serving as a cabinet minister in the Conservative government of Theresa May. He became Conservative leader and prime minister in 2019, and their divorce was finalised in 2020.

Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France, and his second wife, Ciganer-Albéniz, married in 1996. The couple got divorced in 2007, five months after the start of his term as president.

Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ex-wife, Lyudmila Shkrebneva, announced their separation in 2013. Their divorce was finalised the next year.

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi, the former media mogul, and his second wife, Veronica Lario, divorced in 2009 when he was serving his third term as the prime minister of Italy.

Fredrik Reinfeldt

The former prime minister of Sweden divorced his ex-wife, Filipa, in March 2012 after being together for 20 years. The two married in 1992 and have three children.

Giorgia Meloni

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced her separation from her long-time partner and television journalist Andrea Giambruno on 19 October, 2023.