Yazmín Colón de Cortizo
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PresidentLaurentino Cortizo
Preceded byLorena Castillo de Varela
Succeeded byMarisel Cohen de Mulino
BornYazmín Colón Gerena
July 31, 1959[1]
July 31, 1959[1]
Yazmín Colón de Cortizo | |
|---|---|
Yazmin in 2019 | |
| First Lady of Panama | |
| In role July 1, 2019 – July 1, 2024 | |
| President | Laurentino Cortizo |
| Preceded by | Lorena Castillo de Varela |
| Succeeded by | Marisel Cohen de Mulino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yazmín Colón Gerena July 31, 1959[1] |
| Spouse | Laurentino Cortizo |
| Children | Jorge Andrés & Carolina Esther |
| Alma mater | George Washington University |
Yazmín Colón de Cortizo (born Yazmín Colón Gerena) is a Puerto Rican businesswoman and politician who became the First Lady of Panama on July 1, 2019, when her husband President Laurentino Cortizo took office. She studied at The George Washington University, obtaining a degree in literature in 1981.[2][3][4]