President of Cuba

President of the Council of State of Cuba
Presidente del Consejo de Estado de Cuba
Official Standard
Incumbent
Miguel Díaz-Canel
since April 19, 2018
Council of State
Style Mr. President (Informal)
His Excellency (In international correspondence)
Member of Council of Ministers
Residence Palacio de la Revolución
Appointer National Assembly of People's Power
Term length Five years, renewable once[1]
Inaugural holder Tomás Estrada Palma (1902)
Fidel Castro (1976 Constitution)
Formation 1902
1976
Deputy First Vice President of the Council of State
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The President of Cuba (Spanish: Presidente de Cuba), officially called from 1976 President of the Council of State (Spanish: Presidente del Consejo de Estado de Cuba), is the head of the Council of State of Cuba. The office in its current form was established under the Constitution of 1976. The president is the second most powerful position, under First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba.[2]

The President of the Council of State is, at the same time, the President (as Prime Minister) of the Council of Ministers of Cuba, the head of government. In cases of the absence, illness or death of the President of the Council of State, the first vice president assumes the President’s duties.

The position is distinct from First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba; although Fidel Castro held both positions from 1976 to 2008, and Raúl Castro held both positions from 2011 to 2018.

The current president is Miguel Díaz-Canel.

Powers

The President of Cuba has the power to:

  1. Propose to the National Assembly of People’s Power, once elected by that body, the members of the Council of Ministers;
  2. Accept (based on personal preference) the resignation of the members of the Council of Ministers or propose either to the National Assembly of People’s Power or the Council of State the replacement of any of those members and, in both cases, to propose the corresponding substitutes;
  3. Receive the credentials of the heads of delegation of foreign diplomatic missions. This responsibility may be delegated to any of the vice presidents of the Council of State;
  4. Assume the supreme command of all armed forces and determine their general organization;
  5. Preside over the National Defense Council;
  6. Declare a state emergency in those cases provided for in this Constitution, stating his decision, as soon as the circumstances permit it, to the National Assembly of People’s Power or to the Council of State if the Assembly is unable to meet, according to legal effects;
  7. Sign decree-laws and other resolutions of the Council of State and the legal provisions adopted by the Council of Ministers or its executive committee, and arrange for their publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic;
  8. Assume all other duties assigned it by the Constitution or by law.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Raul Castro says Cuba needs term limits for its leaders". Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Raul Castro to lead Cuba's Communist Party until 2021". FRANCE 24. 19 April 2018. "I confirm to this assembly that Raul Castro, as first secretary of the Communist Party, will lead the decisions about the future of the country," Diaz-Canel said.


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