Ramón Zaydín

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zaydín and the second or maternal family name is Márquez Sterling.

Ramón Zaydín y Márquez Sterling (1895–1968) was a Cuban politician and Prime Minister of Cuba.

His Excellency Ramón Zaydín
2nd Prime Minister of Cuba
In office 16 August 1942 – 16 March 1944
President	Fulgencio Batista
Preceded by	Carlos Saladrigas
Succeeded by	Anselmo Alliegro
Personal details
Born	1895 Havana, Cuba
Died	July 23, 1968(1968-07-23) (aged 72–73) Madrid, Spain
Political party	Liberal Party of Cuba
Spouse	Maria Antonia Diago
Alma mater	University of Havana
Profession	Lawyer, politician

He was an Abogado-notario. He served in the House of Representatives, and was elected as its president from April 1925 to April 1927. He was delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1940, a Senator, Prime Minister of Cuba (1942-1944), and vice-presidential candidate in the elections of 1944. He was also a professor at the University of Havana School of Law. He was married to Maria Antonia Diago.

References

• Fulgencio Batista, From Revolutionary to Strongman (Rutgers University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-8135-3701-6)
• Anuario Social de La Habana 1939, (Luz-Hilo, S.A.) (in Spanish)
• Directorio Social de La Habana 1948, (P. Fernandez y Cia, S. en C.) (in Spanish)
• Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1949, (Editorial Lex) (in Spanish)
• Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1950, (Editorial Lex) (in Spanish)
• Registro Social de La Habana 1958, (Molina y Cia, S.A.) (in Spanish)
• Otero, Juan Joaquin (1954). Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economia, La Politica, La Historia, La Docencia, Y El Progreso General De La Nacion Cubana - Edicion Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la Republica de Cuba, 1902-1952. (Spanish)