Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández (born 26 February 1944) is a Cuban politician who has been the President of the National Assembly of People's Power, Cuba's parliament, since 2013. Previously he was Vice-President of the Cuban Council of State. He is a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba since 1980 and National Assembly of People's Power member since 1981.[1][2]
Esteban Lazo Hernández | |
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 Lazo Hernández in 2013 | |
| 18th President of the Council of State | |
| Assumed office 10 October 2019 | |
| Vice President | Ana María Mari Machado |
| Leader | Raúl Castro (First Secretary of the Communist Party) Miguel Díaz-Canel |
| Preceded by | Miguel Díaz-Canel |
| President of the National Assembly of People's Power | |
| Assumed office 24 February 2013 | |
| Leader | Raúl Castro (First Secretary of the Communist Party) Miguel Díaz-Canel |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Alarcón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández 26 February 1944 Jovellanos, Matanzas, Republic of Cuba |
| Political party | Communist Party of Cuba |
| Profession | Civil servant |
On February 25, 2013, Lazo was named as the President of the National Assembly of People's Power.[3]
Early life
editLazo Hernández was born on 26 February 1944 in Jovellanos, Matanzas. He attended his neighborhood's elementary school up until 5th Grade, at which point he dropped out and began working with his family in the fields. He was 14 during the Triumph of the Revolution, and soon after he got a job at a rice mill. He continued to do jobs in the agricultural field until the age of 19.[4]
Awards and honors
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Order of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam, 2023)[5]
References
edit- ^ Current picture and biography Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ^ Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ^ "Cuba's Raul Castro to retire in five years" Archived 15 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Al Jazeera, 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández". Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Cuban leaders honoured with Hồ Chí Minh Order". Viet Nam News. 1 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
External links
edit- Biography by CIDOB (in Spanish)
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