Her Excellency
Lis Cuesta Peraza
First Lady of Cuba
In role
April 19, 2018
LeaderMiguel Díaz-Canel
Preceded byVilma Espín (2007)
Personal details
Born(1971-03-28)March 28, 1971
Holguín, Cuba
SpouseMiguel Díaz-Canel
Alma materUniversity of Holguín

Lis Cuesta Peraza (born March 28, 1971) is a Cuban politician and former tourism executive. She is the current First Lady of Cuba 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]

References

  1. Torres, Andrea (2018-04-18). "Here is what you need to know about Castro's successor". WPLG. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
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