Jacqueline "Joy" Aquino Siapno (born c. 1968) is a Filipina-born American political economist, academic, analyst, writer, and musician specializing in Southeast Asia.
She served as the First Lady of East Timor from February 13, 2008, until April 17, 2008, during the interim presidency of her husband, Fernando de Araújo.
"[1] Fernando de Araújo founded the Democratic Party,[2] helped establish Dilli University, and was elected President of the National Parliament in August 2007.
[1] Siapno admitted at the time that, as a foreign citizen, some East Timorese showed reluctance to accept her as first lady, but it helped that she had lived and worked in the country for years.
[1] During her short tenure as first lady, Siapno accepted an offer to join the faculty at Seoul National University's Graduate School of International Studies, beginning in August 2009.
[2] She published a memorial piece on her late husband and their relationship together in the Rappler, a major Philippine online news publication, in July 2015.