Ana María Mari Machado

Ana María Mari Machado (born 22 May 1963) is a Cuban lawyer, judge and politician. She has served as Vice President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba since 2012 and of the Council of State since 2019. She was previously Vice President of the People's Supreme Court between 2009 and 2012.

Early life Mari Machado was born on 22 May 1963 in Calabazar de Sagua, Cuba. She graduated with a degree in Law from the University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas and specialised in criminal law.

Amid the 2026 Cuban crisis, in February 2026 some political analysts and opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer mentioned her, although also Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, as a possible leader of the transition in Cuba that is being considered in the negotiations with the administration of US President Donald Trump.