Gertrude Hendrina Maseko is a former member of the national assembly and the former First Lady of Malawi.

Maseko originates from the village of Kapasule in Balaka District.

[1] She was educated at St Mary's Secondary School in Zomba.

[4] Gertrude started a movement called Beautify Malawi Trust, which is a aimed at keeping the cities around Malawi clean and litter free.

[citation needed] In 2018 Jean Kalilani who was the Minister for gender, disability and social welfare organised celebrations for International Women's Day involving the first lady and concentrating on women in the countryside.