Although the wife of the president of Cuba is referred to unofficially as the "first lady", it is used in state ceremonies, protocol events, and international tours.

However, no official government position currently exists, particularly since the Cuban Revolution, when the term was largely eliminated by the Castro brothers.

[4] Dalia Soto de Valle was not seen publicly until Pope John Paul II's visit to Cuba in January 1998.

[3] In recent years, the concept of a national first lady has been revived under President Miguel Díaz-Canel and his wife, Lis Cuesta.

In 2018, Cuesta became the first woman to be publicly referred to as "first lady" by some of Cuba's state-controlled broadcasters and other media outlets since the 1960s, while other state-run newspapers initially ignored her new role.