Her ExcellencyLis Cuesta Peraza | |
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Cuesta in 2024 | |
First Lady of Cuba | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed role 19 April 2018 | |
President | Miguel Díaz-Canel |
Preceded by | Vilma Espín (de facto, 2007) |
Second Lady of Cuba | |
In office 24 February 2015 – 19 April 2018 | |
Vice President | Miguel Díaz-Canel |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Julia Piloto Saborit |
Personal details | |
Born | (1971-03-28) 28 March 1971 (age 53) Holguín, Cuba |
Political party | Communist Party of Cuba (2009–present) |
Spouse |
Miguel Díaz-Canel (m. 2009) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Holguín |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Tourism Executive |
Lis Cuesta Peraza de Díaz-Canel (born 28 March 1971) is a Cuban politician and former tourism executive who is the current First Lady of Cuba since 2018 as the second wife of Miguel Díaz-Canel, the First Secretary of the Communist Party and President of Cuba. Cuesta is the first woman to be called "first lady" by Cuban state-run media since the 1960s.
References
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- Whitefield, Mimi (2018-06-01). "Cuba's first lady is no mystery, but you would not know it from coverage in state media". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- "Quién es Lis Cuesta, la esposa del nuevo presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, que retoma el título de "primera dama" eliminado por los hermanos Castro hace décadas". BBC Mundo. 2018-04-23. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-07-10.