US Vice-president Kamala Harris (right) and her husband Doug Emhoff. (Photo: KTLA)
January 31, 2021
Doug Emhoff is the official ‘second gentleman’ thanks to Merrian-Webster
With the arrival of Kamala Harris in the
White House, there were a lot of historic firsts achieved.
And we don’t just mean Harris being the first
female, first black and first South Asian vice-president.
Her husband, Doug Emhoff is also the first
“second gentleman”, a term which the Merriam-Webster dictionary has added to
its roster on Thursday.
The dictionary describes the term as “the
husband or male partner of a vice president or second in command of a country
of jurisdiction.”
He responded to the new distinction via
tweet, noting “Well, now it’s official.”
Emhoff, a lawyer, is also the first Jewish
spouse of an American vice-president.
