Council of Ministers (Cuba)

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The Council of Ministers (Spanish: Consejo de ministros), also referred to as simply the Cabinet of Cuba, is the highest ranking executive and administrative body of the Republic of Cuba, and constitutes the nation's government. It consists of the President, the First Vice President and the five Vice Presidents of the Council of State, the Secretary of the Executive Committee, the heads of the national ministries, and other members as established by law.

The Executive Committee is a smaller body, consisting of the President and Vice Presidents of the Council of State, the Secretary and those ministers chosen by the President. The Council of Ministers is responsible for the implementation of policy agreements authorized by the National Assembly of People’s Power. These are designated to individual ministries. The council also proposes general plans for economic and social development, which are in turn authorized by the National Assembly twice yearly.

The Council of Ministers also directs Cuba's foreign policy and its relations with other governments; approves international treaties before passing them over for ratification of the Council of State; directs and oversees foreign trade and the State budget. The Council of Ministers enforces laws authorized by the National Assembly, which are passed by the Council of State.

As a result of a referendum which was held on February 24, 2019, the Council of Ministers, and its power over the Cuban government, will be led by a Prime Minister.[1]

Current members[]

The body, was reformed in December 2019 with the appointment of Manuel Marrero Cruz as Prime Minister - the first with that title in 43 years - and six new ministers.[2] It currently consists of:[3][4]


Position Incumbent
President Miguel Díaz-Canel[citation needed]
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz
First Vice President of Council of Ministers
(First Deputy Prime Minister)		 Salvador Valdés Mesa[citation needed]
Vice Presidents of Council of Ministers
(Deputy Prime Ministers)

Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Antonio Enrique Lussón Batlle, Adel Onofre Yzquierdo Rodríguez, Roberto Morales Ojeda, and

Vice Presidents of Council of Ministers and Executive Committee
(Deputy Prime Ministers) 		and Ulises Rosales del Toro
Minister of Economy and Planning
Minister of the Interior Julio César Gandarilla Bermejo
Minister of Foreign Affairs (list) Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla
Minister of Justice
Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Álvaro López Miera
Minister of Public Health
Minister of Labor and Social Security Marta Elena Feita Cabrera
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Education
Minister of Energy and Mines Liván Arronte Cruz
Minister of Culture Alpidio Alonso Grau
Minister of Higher Education
Ministerial President of the Central Bank of Cuba Marta Wilson González
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
Minister of Informatics and Communications
Minister of Domestic Trade
Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz
Minister of Finance and Prices Lina Olinda Pedraza Rodriguez
Minister of Construction
Minister of Industry Eloy Alvarez Martínez
Minister of Food Industry Manuel Santiago Sobrino Martínez
Minister of Tourism Juan Carlos García Granda
Minister of Transportation Adel Onofre Yzquierdo Rodríguez
President of the Cuban Radio and Television Institute
President of the National Institute of Sports, P.E. and Rec
President of the National Hydraulic Resources Institute

See also[]

  • List of Prime Ministers of Cuba

References[]

  1. ^ Mimi Whitefield (February 25, 2019). "Cuba approves new constitution: What changes, what doesn't?". Miami Herald. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-government/cuba-names-prime-minister-in-move-to-lighten-presidential-load-idUSKBN1YP0HL
  3. ^ "Consejo de Ministros". Government of Cuba. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  4. ^ https://www.presidencia.gob.cu/es/gobierno/

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