Carlos Saladrigas Zayas | |
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1st Prime Minister of Cuba | |
In office 10 October 1940 – 16 August 1942 |
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President | Fulgencio Batista |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Ramón Zaydín |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 October 1900 Havana, Cuba |
Died | 15 April 1956 (aged 55) Havana, Cuba |
Political party | Popular Socialist Party |
Spouse(s) | María González-Llorente Esperanza Plasencia Cusa Carrillo |
Children | 2 |
Profession | Lawyer |
Carlos Saladrigas Zayas (Carlos Eduardo Ramón Saladrigas y Zayas; October 13, 1900 in Havana, Cuba – 15 April 1956 in Miramar, Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban politician and diplomat.
He was an abogado-notario who served as Senator (1936-1940), Minister of Justice (1934), Foreign Minister (1933) and (1955-1956), Prime Minister of Cuba (1940-1942), Ambassador to Great Britain, and presidential candidate in the elections of 1944.
He was the son of Enrique Saladrigas Lunar and María Luisa Zayas y Diago. He married his wife, María de las Mercedes González-Llorente y Martínez in 1923 and they had two children, Gloria and Carlos Saladrigas y González-Llorente. He later married Esperanza Plasencia y del Peso and lastly Cusa Carrillo.