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 seven 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.

Current members

The body, which was most recently approved by the National Assembly in a vote of confidence on July 21, 2018,[1] currently consists of:[2]


PositionIncumbent
President Miguel Díaz-Canel
First Vice President of Council of MinistersSalvador Valdés Mesa
Vice Presidents of Council of Ministers

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

Vice Presidents of Council of Ministers and Executive Committee Ricardo Cabrisas Ruíz and Ulises Rosales del Toro
Minister of Economy and PlanningAlejandro Gil Fernández
Minister of the InteriorJulio César Gandarilla Bermejo
Minister of Foreign Affairs (list)Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla
Minister of JusticeOscar Manuel Silveira Martínez
Minister of the Revolutionary Armed ForcesLeopoldo Cintra Frias
Minister of Public HealthJosé Ángel Portal Miranda
Minister of Labor and Social SecurityMargarita Marlene González Fernández
Minister of AgricultureGustavo Rodriguez Rollero
Minister of EducationEna Elsa Velazquez Cobiella
Minister of Energy and MinesRaúl García Barreiro
Minister of CultureAlpidio Alonso Grau
Minister of Higher EducationRodolfo Alarcon Ortiz
Ministerial President of the Central Bank of CubaErnesto Medina Villaveirán
Minister of Science, Technology and EnvironmentElba Rosa Pérez Montoya
Minister of Informatics and CommunicationsJorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella
Minister of Domestic TradeBetsy Díaz Velázquez
Minister of Foreign Trade and InvestmentRodrigo Malmierca Diaz
Minister of Finance and PricesLina Olinda Pedraza Rodriguez
Minister of ConstructionRene Mesa Villafana
Minister of IndustrySalvador Pardo Cruz
Minister of Food IndustryIris Quiñones Rojas
Minister of TourismManuel Marrero Cruz
Minister of TransportationAdel Onofre Yzquierdo Rodríguez
President of the Cuban Radio and Television InstituteDanylo Sirio López
President of the National Institute of Sports, P.E. and RecJulio Christian Jiménez Molina
President of the National Hydraulic Resources InstituteAntonio Rodríguez Rodríguez

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/cuba-seats-new-ministers-but-old-guard-influence-remains/article_e6bce838-f2d9-557e-a917-b85adc5a7ea7.html
  2. ↑ "Consejo de Ministros". Government of Cuba. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
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