Esteban Lazo Hernández
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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]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lazo and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
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Esteban Lazo Hernández | |
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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 (1944-02-26) 26 February 1944 (age 80) Jovellanos, Matanzas, Republic of Cuba |
Political party | Communist Party of Cuba |
Profession | Civil servant |
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On February 25, 2013, Lazo was named as the President of the National Assembly of People's Power.[3]