Dina Matos

Dina Matos
First Lady of New Jersey
In role
January 15, 2002  November 15, 2004
Preceded byDiane DiFrancesco
Succeeded byMary Jo Codey
Personal details
Born (1966-11-05) November 5, 1966
Cantanhede, Portugal
Spouse(s)
(m. 2000; div. 2008)

Paul Zuccarino
(m. 2018)
Children1
EducationRutgers University, Newark

Dina Matos (born November 5, 1966) is a former First Lady of New Jersey. She served as first lady during the administration of her then-husband, New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey. McGreevey was elected governor of New Jersey in 2001. At an August 2004 press conference, McGreevey--with Matos at his side--stated that he was gay, that he had engaged in an affair with a man, and that he was resigning from office. Matos and McGreevey began living apart in November 2004, the same month McGreevey left office. A divorce was granted on August 8, 2008. Matos published a book entitled Silent Partner: A Memoir of My Marriage in 2007.