Council of Ministers (Cuba)

The Council of Ministers (Spanish: Consejo de ministros), also referred to as simply the Cabinet of Cuba, constitutes the nation's government. It consists of an Executive Committee which includes the Prime Minister and five Deputy Prime Ministers, the Secretary of the Executive Committee. The full council includes the executive committee as well as the heads of the national ministries, and other members as established by law.

The Council of Ministers is responsible for the implementation of policy agreements authorized by the National Assembly of People’s Power. These agreements 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. While the Presidency, consisting of the President and Vice-President,Presidencia de la República de Cuba, https://www.presidencia.gob.cu/es/presidencia/ is now distinct from the Council of Ministers.

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.

The President and Vice-President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and Salvador Antonio Valdés Mesa are distinct from the Council of Ministers.

As of March 16, 2026, it consists of:

Executive Committee Office Incumbent Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz Deputy Prime Ministers Ramiro Valdés Menéndez Eduardo Martínez Díaz Inés María Chapman Waugh Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fragaalso Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Secretary José Amado Ricardo Guerra

Members Listed in the order listed on the official website of the Government of the Republic of Cuba.

Department Acronym Incumbent minister Ministry of Education MINED Naima Ariatna Trujillo Barreto Ministry of Domestic Trade MINCIN Betsy Díaz Velázquez Ministry of Industry MINDUS Eloy Alvarez Martínez Ministry of the Interior MININT Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas Ministry of Transportation MITRANS Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila Ministry of Public Health MINSAP José Ángel Portal Miranda Ministry of Justice MINJUS Oscar Manuel Silveira Martínez Ministry of Energy and Mines MINEM Vicente de la O Levy Ministry of Culture MINCULT Alpidio Alonso Grau Ministry of Communications MINCOM Mayra Arevich Marín Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment MINCEX Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fragaalso Deputy Prime Minister Ministry of Food Industry MINAL Alberto López Díaz Ministry of Construction MICONS Rene Mesa Villafana Ministry of Finance and Prices MFP Vladimir Regueiro Ale Ministry of Higher Education MES Walter Baluja García National Hydraulic Resources Institute INRH Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez National Institute for Sports, Physical Education and Recreation INDER Osvaldo Caridad Vento Montiller Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment CITMA Armando Rodríguez Batista Ministry of Economy and Planning MEP Joaquín Alonso Vázquez Ministry of Foreign Affairs MINREX Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla Ministry of Tourism MINTUR Juan Carlos García Granda Ministry of Agriculture MINAG Ydael Jesús Pérez Brito Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces MINFAR Álvaro López Miera Institute of Information and Social Communication ICS Alfonso Noya Martínez National Institute of Territorial and Urban Planning INOTU Raúl Acosta Gregorich Central Bank of Cuba BCC Juana Lilia Delgado Portal Ministry of Labor and Social Security MTSS vacant

Council of Ministers (Cuba)

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