Yazmín Colón de Cortizo
Yazmín Colón de Cortizo | |
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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 San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States |
| 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.