Yanetsy Terry Gutiérrez
Yanetsy Terry Gutiérrez is a Cuban politician and the current governor of Granma Province, elected on 28 May 2023.
Early life
Terry Gutiérrez was born in Pilón, in the south of the province.Education
Terry Gutiérrez holds a degree in Marxism-Leninist history, and a masters in management sciences.Career
Before politics
She first worked at Juan Vitalio Acuña Núñez Secondary School in Pilón, becoming the Methodologist at the Municipal Education Department.Early politics
In 2002, she became the secretary and later the president of the Municipal Assembly of People's Power of Pilón.She was elected to National Assembly of People's Power in the VI Legislature. She became Deputy Director of Culture of Granma Province in 2005, and in 2009 went back to the National Assembly.
Provincial roles
She was elected the vice-governor of Granma Province in January 2020, winning 99.68 percent of the vote. Her governor became Francisco Alexis Escribano Cruz, which she got inaugurated with 8 February 2020.She was elected governor of the province 28 May 2023, winning 99.58 percent of the vote, and her vice-governor being Teresa Luisa Pérez Trinchet. She was inaugurated along her vice-governor 4 June 2023, in the Bayamo Theater in Bayamo, the capital of the province. In July 2025, Terry Gutiérrez toured the city of Bayamo, after the July 2025 Cuban floods, in the most affected parts of the city.
On 21 July 2025, Teresa Luisa Pérez Trinchet was replaced as vice-governor with José Luis Vega Pérez taking office, which took place at a ceremony, which Terry Gutiérrez attended.