List of Prime Ministers of Cuba
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the Prime Ministers
of Cuba
from 1940 until the present day.
Prime Minister of Cuba
Prime Minister of Cuba was a position in the government of Cuba. Fidel Castro assumed the position of Prime Minister in 1959 replacing José Miró Cardona....
of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
from 1940 until the present day.
# | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Party | Term |
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Prime Ministers of the Republic of Cuba | ||||
1 | Carlos Saladrigas Zayas Carlos Saladrigas Zayas Carlos Saladrigas Zayas was a Cuban politician and diplomat.... (1900–1956) |
Democratic Socialist Coalition (CSD) | 10 October 1940 – 16 August 1942 | |
2 | Ramón Zaydín Ramón Zaydín Ramón Zaydín y Márquez Sterling was a Cuban politician and Prime Minister of Cuba.He was an Abogado-notario, who served as delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1940, a Senator, Prime Minister of Cuba , and vice-presidential candidate in the elections of 1944. He was also a professor at... (1895–1968) |
Democratic Socialist Coalition (CSD) | 16 August 1942 – 16 March 1944 | |
3 | Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1899–1961) |
Democratic Socialist Coalition (CSD) | 16 March – 10 October 1944 | |
4 | Félix Lancís Sánchez Félix Lancís Sánchez Félix Lancís Sánchez was a Cuban politician and Prime Minister of Cuba.He was an lawyer, who served as Senator, Minister of Education and was twice Prime Minister of Cuba... (1900–1976) |
Cuban Revolutionary Party (Authentic) Partido Auténtico The Partido Auténtico was a political party in Cuba most active between 1933 to 1952... |
10 October 1944 – 13 October 1945 | |
5 | Carlos Prío Socarrás Carlos Prío Socarrás Carlos Prío Socarrás was the President of Cuba from 1948 until he was deposed by a military coup led by Fulgencio Batista on March 10, 1952, three months before new elections were to be held.- Governance :... (1903–1977) |
Cuban Revolutionary Party (Authentic) Partido Auténtico The Partido Auténtico was a political party in Cuba most active between 1933 to 1952... |
13 October 1945 – 1 May 1947 | |
6 | Raúl López del Castillo Raúl López del Castillo Raúl López del Castillo was a Cuban lawyer and government official.Lopez was the Prime Minister of Cuba from 1946 to 1948 during the presidency of Ramon Grau. Previously he served as Under-Secretary of the Treasury... (1893–1963) |
Cuban Revolutionary Party (Authentic) Partido Auténtico The Partido Auténtico was a political party in Cuba most active between 1933 to 1952... |
1 May 1947 – 10 October 1948 | |
7 | Manuel Antonio de Varona (1908–1992) |
Cuban Revolutionary Party (Authentic) Partido Auténtico The Partido Auténtico was a political party in Cuba most active between 1933 to 1952... |
10 October 1948 - 6 October 1950 | |
8 | Félix Lancís Sánchez Félix Lancís Sánchez Félix Lancís Sánchez was a Cuban politician and Prime Minister of Cuba.He was an lawyer, who served as Senator, Minister of Education and was twice Prime Minister of Cuba... (1900–1976) |
Cuban Revolutionary Party (Authentic) Partido Auténtico The Partido Auténtico was a political party in Cuba most active between 1933 to 1952... |
6 October 1950 – 1 October 1951 | |
9 | Óscar Gans Óscar Gans Óscar B. Gans y López Martínez was a Cuban attorney and politician. He served as Foreign Minister and later as Prime Minister of Cuba during the administration of Carlos Prio.... (1903–1965) |
United Action Party | 1 October 1951 – 10 March 1952 | |
10 | Fulgencio Batista Fulgencio Batista Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was the United States-aligned Cuban President, dictator and military leader who served as the leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown as a result of the Cuban Revolution.... (1901–1973) |
Military | 10 March – 4 April 1952 | |
Vacant | 4 April 1952 – 14 August 1954 | |||
Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo Dr. Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo was a Cuban jurist, Senator , politician, government minister and interim President of Cuba.... (1892–1979) |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
14 August 1954 – 24 February 1955 Acting Prime Minister |
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11 | Jorge García Montes Jorge García Montes Dr. Jorge García Montes y Hernandez was a Cuban lawyer and politician. He was Prime Minister of Cuba and also served as Minister of Education 1957-1959, and in addition was a Senator 1954-1959 and Representative from 1922-1944.Dr. Garcia Montes graduated from the University of Havana School of... (1896–1982) |
Progressive Action Party | 24 February 1955 – 26 March 1957 | |
12 | Andrés Rivero Agüero Andrés Rivero Agüero Andrés Rivero Agüero was the last person to be elected president of Cuba in a multiparty election. He was born to extremely poor parents in San Luis, Oriente Province on 4 February 1905. He taught himself to read when he was 16... (1905–1996) |
Progressive Action Party | 26 March 1957 – 6 March 1958 | |
13 | Emilio Núñez Portuondo Emilio Núñez Portuondo Emilio Núñez Portuondo was a Cuban politician, lawyer, and diplomat. He was Prime Minister of Cuba in 1958.... (1898–1978) |
Progressive Action Party | 6 – 12 March 1958 | |
14 | Gonzalo Güell Gonzalo Güell Gonzalo Güell y Morales de los Ríos was a Cuban lawyer and a career diplomat .... |
Progressive Action Party | 12 March 1958 – 1 January 1959 | |
15 | José Miró Cardona José Miró Cardona José Miró Cardona was a Cuban politician. He served as Prime Minister for a period of some six weeks in early 1959, following his appointment by President Manuel Urrutia on January 5, 1959... (1902–1974) |
Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
5 January – 13 February 1959 | |
16 | Fidel Castro Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011... (1926– ) |
Integrated Revolutionary Organizations United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution Communist Party of Cuba Communist Party of Cuba The Communist Party of Cuba is the governing political party in Cuba. It is a communist party of the Marxist-Leninist model. The Cuban constitution ascribes the role of the Party to be the "leading force of society and of the state"... |
16 February 1959 – 2 December 1976 | |
Presidents of the Council of Ministers of Cuba Council of Ministers of Cuba The Cabinet of Cuba is the highest ranking executive and administrative body of the Republic of Cuba, and constitutes the nation's government... |
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1 | Fidel Castro Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011... (1926– ) |
Communist Party of Cuba Communist Party of Cuba The Communist Party of Cuba is the governing political party in Cuba. It is a communist party of the Marxist-Leninist model. The Cuban constitution ascribes the role of the Party to be the "leading force of society and of the state"... |
3 December 1976 – 24 February 2008 | |
Raúl Castro Raúl Castro Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who has been President of the Council of State of Cuba and the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba since 2008; he previously exercised presidential powers in an acting capacity from 2006 to 2008... (1931– ) |
Communist Party of Cuba Communist Party of Cuba The Communist Party of Cuba is the governing political party in Cuba. It is a communist party of the Marxist-Leninist model. The Cuban constitution ascribes the role of the Party to be the "leading force of society and of the state"... |
31 July 2006 – 24 February 2008 Acting President of the Council of Ministers |
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2 | 24 February 2008 – Incumbent | |||
See also
- Council of Ministers of CubaCouncil of Ministers of CubaThe Cabinet of Cuba is the highest ranking executive and administrative body of the Republic of Cuba, and constitutes the nation's government...
- Council of State of CubaCouncil of State of CubaThe Council of State of Cuba is a 31-member body of the government of Cuba, elected by the National Assembly of People’s Power. It has the authority to exercise most legislative power between sessions of the National Assembly of People’s Power, subject to its approval, and to call the National...
- Prime Minister of CubaPrime Minister of CubaPrime Minister of Cuba was a position in the government of Cuba. Fidel Castro assumed the position of Prime Minister in 1959 replacing José Miró Cardona....
- List of Presidents of Cuba
- List of Foreign Ministers of Cuba