Political structure
Political structure
May 6th 2008
From the Economist Intelligence Unit
Source: Country Report
Official name
Republic of Cuba
Form of government
Centralised political system, with close identification between the PCC and the state
Head of state
The president, Raul Castro, took over from his brother, Fidel, on February 24th 2008
The executive
The Council of Ministers is the highest executive body; its Executive Committee is composed of the president, the first vice-president and the vice-presidents of the Council of Ministers
National legislature
National Assembly of People’s Power; 614 members elected by direct ballot; the Assembly meets twice a year, and extraordinary sessions can be called
Legal system
A People’s Supreme Court oversees a system of regional tribunals; the Supreme Court is accountable to the National Assembly
National elections
Provincial and national assemblies: last elections January 20th 2008; next elections due in January 2012. Municipal elections: last held October 2007; next due in April 2010
National government
The organs of the state and the PCC are closely entwined, and power devolves principally from the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers
Main political organisation
The Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) is the only legal political party
President of the councils of state & ministers: Raul Castro Ruz
First vice-president: Jose Ramon Machado Ventura
Vice-president: Carlos Lage Davila
President of the National Assembly: Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada
Key ministers
Agriculture: Maria del Carmen Perez
Armed forces: General Julio Casas Regueiro
Audit & control: Gladys Maria Bejerano Portela
Basic industry: Yadira Garcia Vera
Communications & informatics: Ramiro Valdes Menendez
Culture: Abel Prieto Jimenez
Economy & planning: Jose Luis Rodriguez Garcia
Education: Ana Elsa Velazquez
Finance & prices: Georgina Barreiro Fajardo
Foreign investment & economic co-operation: Marta Lomas Morales
Foreign relations: Felipe Perez Roque
Foreign trade: Raul de la Nuez Ramirez
Government: Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz
Justice: Maria Esther Reus Gonzalez
Labour & social security: Alfredo Morales Cartaya
Light industry: Estela Dominguez Ariosa
Public health: Jose Ramon Balaguer
Science, technology & the environment: Fernando Gonzalez Bermudez
Sugar: Ulises Rosales del Toro
Tourism: Manuel Marrero Cruz
Transport: Jorge Luis Sierra Cruz
Central Bank president
Francisco Soberon Valdes
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