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[1] 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.[2][3][4]
Lis Cuesta Peraza | |
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.jpg) Cuesta in 2024 | |
| First Lady of Cuba | |
| 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 | 28 March 1971 Holguín, Cuba |
| Political party | Communist Party of Cuba (2009–present) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Holguín |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Tourism Executive |
References
edit- ^ Torres, Andrea (2018-04-18). "Here is what you need to know about Castro's successor". WPLG. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.