List of heads of government of Cuba

This article lists the heads of government of Cuba from 1940 until the present day.

Between 1940 and 1976 (under the 1940 Constitution), the role of the head of government was performed by the Prime Minister of Cuba.

Between 1976 and 2019 (under the 1976 Constitution), the position of Prime Minister was abolished and replaced by the President of the Council of Ministers.

On 24 February 2019 (under the 2019 Constitution), the position of Prime Minister was restored.[1]

On 21 December 2019, Manuel Marrero Cruz was appointed as the new Prime Minister.[2][3]

Prime Ministers of Cuba

Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political party	President
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	President
Prime Ministers
1		Carlos Saladrigas Zayas (1900–1956)	10 October 1940	16 August 1942	1 year, 310 days	Popular Socialist	Fulgencio Batista
2		Ramón Zaydín (1895–1968)	16 August 1942	16 March 1944	1 year, 213 days	Liberal	Fulgencio Batista
3		Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1899–1961)	16 March 1944	10 October 1944	208 days	Liberal	Fulgencio Batista
4		Félix Lancís Sánchez (1900–1976)	10 October 1944	13 October 1945	1 year, 3 days	Auténtico	Ramón Grau
5		Carlos Prío Socarrás (1903–1977)	13 October 1945	1 May 1947	1 year, 200 days	Auténtico	Ramón Grau
6		Raúl López del Castillo (1893–1963)	1 May 1947	10 October 1948	1 year, 162 days	Auténtico	Ramón Grau
7		Manuel Antonio de Varona (1908–1992)	10 October 1948	6 October 1950	1 year, 361 days	Auténtico	Carlos Prío Socarrás
(4)		Félix Lancís Sánchez (1900–1976)	6 October 1950	1 October 1951	360 days	Auténtico	Carlos Prío Socarrás
8		Óscar Gans (1903–1965)	1 October 1951	10 March 1952	161 days	Progressive Action	Carlos Prío Socarrás
9		Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973)	10 March 1952	4 April 1952	25 days	Progressive Action	Fulgencio Batista
Vacant (4 April 1952 – 24 February 1955)
10		Jorge García Montes (1896–1982)	24 February 1955	26 March 1957	2 years, 30 days	Progressive Action	Fulgencio Batista
11		Andrés Rivero Agüero (1905–1996)	26 March 1957	6 March 1958	345 days	Progressive Action	Fulgencio Batista
12		Emilio Núñez Portuondo (1898–1978)	6 March 1958	12 March 1958	6 days	Progressive Action	Fulgencio Batista
13		Gonzalo Güell (1895–1985)	12 March 1958	1 January 1959	295 days	Progressive Action	Fulgencio Batista

Republic of Cuba (1959–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political party	Elected	President
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Elected	President
Prime Minister
1		José Miró Cardona (1902–1974)	5 January 1959	13 February 1959	39 days	Independent	–	Manuel Urrutia Lleó
2		Fidel Castro (1926–2016)	13 February 1959	2 December 1976	17 years, 293 days	M-26-7 PCC	–	Manuel Urrutia Lleó Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
Presidents of the Council of Ministers
(2)		Fidel Castro (1926–2016)	2 December 1976	24 February 2008	31 years, 84 days	PCC	1976 1981 1986 1993 1998 2003	Himself (as President of the Council of State)
3		Raúl Castro (born 1931)	24 February 2008	19 April 2018	10 years, 54 days	PCC	2008 2013	Himself (as President of the Council of State)
4		Miguel Díaz-Canel (born 1960)	19 April 2018	21 December 2019	1 year, 246 days	PCC	2018	Himself (as President of the Council of State)
Prime Minister
5		Manuel Marrero Cruz (born 1963)	21 December 2019	Incumbent	3 years, 310 days	PCC	– 2023	Miguel Díaz-Canel

References

Mimi Whitefield (25 February 2019). "Cuba approves new constitution: What changes, what doesn't?". Miami Herald. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
Oppmann, Patrick (21 December 2019). "Cuba names Manuel Marrero Cruz prime minister". CNN. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
Frank, Marc (21 December 2019). "Cuba names prime minister in move to lighten presidential load". Reuters. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

External links

World Statesmen.org: profile of Cuba

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[1] Mimi Whitefield (25 February 2019). "Cuba approves new constitution: What changes, what doesn't?". Miami Herald. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[2] Oppmann, Patrick (21 December 2019). "Cuba names Manuel Marrero Cruz prime minister". CNN. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

[3] Frank, Marc (21 December 2019). "Cuba names prime minister in move to lighten presidential load". Reuters. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

Years in Cuba (1741–present)
18th century	1741‎ ... 1748‎ ... 1760‎ 1761‎ 1762‎ 1763‎ ... 1793‎
19th century	1815 ... 1822 ... 1835 ... 1840 ... 1846 ... 1853 1854 ... 1862 ... 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900
20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Politics of Cuba


Constitution Law
Communist Party 8th term Congress Rules Central Committee (8th) First Secretary Miguel Díaz-Canel Second Secretary José Ramón Machado Ventura Politburo (8th) Secretariat (8th)
National Assembly 9th term President Esteban Lazo Hernández Vice President Ana María Marí Machado Secretary Homero Acosta Álvarez Council of State (9th) President Esteban Lazo Hernández Vice President Ana María Marí Machado Secretary Homero Acosta Álvarez Presidency (9th) President (list) Miguel Díaz-Canel Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa Council of Ministers (9th—list) Prime Minister (list) Manuel Marrero Cruz Deputy Prime Minister Ramiro Valdés Menendéz Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca Inés María Chapman Waugh Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz Alejandro Gil Fernández Secretary José Amado Ricardo Guerra Judiciary People's Supreme Court (9th) President Ruben Remigio Ferro Vice President Maricela Sosa Ravelo Farah Saucedo Perez Yamir Rodriguez Tamayo Filiberto Caballero Tamayo Office of the Attorney General (9th) Attorney General Yamila Peña Ojeda Office of the Comptroller General (9th) Comptroller General Gladys María Bejerano Portela
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