Jeanette Nuñez

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Jeanette Marie Nuñez (née Sánchez; born June 6, 1972) is an American university administrator and politician who currently serves as the president of Florida International University. Nuñez previously served as the 20th lieutenant governor of Florida from 2019 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she represented Miami-Dade County in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018, also serving as speaker pro tempore for her last two years in the office. Nuñez is the first Hispanic American woman to serve as Florida's lieutenant governor. On February 16, 2025, Nuñez resigned as lieutenant governor to become interim president of Florida International University (FIU). In June 2025, she was confirmed as the seventh FIU president, and the first ever woman to hold the position.

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