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. On February 25, 2013, Lazo was named as the President of the National Assembly of People's Power.

Early life

Lazo 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.

Awards and honors

Order of Ho Chi Minh (

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Biography by CIDOB
(in Spanish) 1944 births Living people People from Matanzas Province Communist Party of Cuba politicians Presidents of the National Assembly of People's Power Cuban revolutionaries Government ministers of Cuba People of the Cuban Revolution Cuban people of African descent Recipients of the Order of Ho Chi Minh {{cuba-politician-stub