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Yazmín Colón de Cortizo

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First Lady of Panama This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Colón, the second or maternal family name is Gerena, and, for married women, the optional marital name is de Cortizo.
Yazmín Colón de Cortizo
Yazmin in 2019
First Lady of Panama
In role
July 1, 2019 – July 1, 2024
PresidentLaurentino Cortizo
Preceded byLorena Castillo de Varela
Succeeded byMarisel Cohen de Mulino
Personal details
BornYazmín Colón Gerena
(1959-07-31) July 31, 1959 (age 65)
San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
SpouseLaurentino Cortizo
ChildrenJorge Andrés & Carolina Esther

Yazmín Colón de Cortizo (born Yazmín Colón Gerena) is a Puerto Rican businesswoman and politician who became the First Lady of Panama on July 1, 2019, when her husband President Laurentino Cortizo took office. She studied at The George Washington University, obtaining a degree in Literature in 1981.

References

  1. "10 cosas que no sabías de Yazmín Colón de Cortizo". 31 July 2019.
  2. "Conoce a la puertorriqueña Yazmín Colón de Cortizo, la nueva primera dama de Panamá". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  3. "La puertorriqueña Yazmín Colón Cortizo, primera dama de Panamá". www.notimerica.com. Europa Press. 2019-05-06. Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. "Primera Dama se reúne con esposa del presidente electo, Yazmín Colón de Cortizo". TVN (in European Spanish). 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Honorary titles
Preceded byLorena Castillo First Lady of Panama
2019–2024 		Succeeded byIncumbent


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