Cristina Lizardo

The Most Excellent
Cristina Lizardo
President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic
In office
16 August 2014 – 16 August 2016
PresidentDanilo Medina
Preceded byReinaldo Pared Pérez (Dominican Liberation’s Party)
Succeeded byReinaldo Pared Pérez (Dominican Liberation’s Party)
Senator for the province of Santo Domingo
In office
16 August 2006 – 16 August 2020
Preceded byCésar Rutinel (Dominican Revolutionary Party)
Succeeded byAntonio Taveras (Modern Revolutionary Party)
Deputy for the province of Santo Domingo
In office
16 August 2002 – 16 August 2006
Deputy for the National District
In office
16 August 1998 – 16 August 2002
Personal details
Born (1959-01-20) 20 January 1959
PartyDominican Liberation’s Party (1978–present)
SpouseFreddy Antonio Madera Durán
ChildrenNoelia, Natalia
Parent(s)Simón Lizardo Cabrera (father), Mercedes Mézquita (mother)
Alma materUniversidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher
Net worth RD$ 11.80 million (2010)
( US$ 0.32 million)
Websitehttp://www.cristinalizardo.com.do/
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Cristina Altagracia Lizardo Mézquita (born 20 January 1959) is a politician and academic from the Dominican Republic. She was Senator for the province of Santo Domingo from 2006 to 2020. Lizardo became the first woman to preside the Senate and the Congress of the Dominican Republic.