Cristina Altagracia Lizardo Mézquita (born 20 January 1959) is a politician and academic from the
Dominican Republic. She was
Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
for the
province of
Santo Domingo from 2006 to 2020. Lizardo became the first woman to preside the
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
and the
Congress of the Dominican Republic
The Congress of the Dominican Republic ( es, Congreso de la República Dominicana) is the bicameral legislature of the government of the Dominican Republic, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Both senators and deput ...
. She has a degree in education from the
Autonomous University of Santo Domingo.
In her 2010 sworn statement of assets, she indicated that her net worth was
RD$ 11.8 million.
In 2007, she was diagnosed with
breast cancer. She had a successful
mastectomy and survived the disease.
References
External links
www.cristinalizardo.com.do/Presidency of the Senate of the Dominican Republic
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Living people
1959 births
People from San Juan Province (Dominican Republic)
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo alumni
Dominican Republic women academics
21st-century Dominican Republic women politicians
21st-century Dominican Republic politicians
Dominican Liberation Party politicians
Presidents of the Senate of the Dominican Republic
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