Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya Explained

Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya
Birth Date:20 November 1960
Known For:Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment
Nationality:Cuban

Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya (born November 20, 1960) is a Cuban politician and academic. She served as Cuba's Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment for 11 years until being replaced by Eduardo Martínez in February 2024.[1]

Life

Pérez Montoya was born in 1960.[2] She began her career in academia, working as a professor, senior professor, vice dean of research and eventually head of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oriente in Santiago. She also held the role of professional secretary general of the University Party Committee.[3]

Pérez Montoya is a member of the Communist Party of Cuba and served as a representative in the National Assembly for Granma Province.[4] She became the Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment[5] in 2012.

In 2018 she was re-elected as a Deputy to Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power at Havana's Convention Center.

In 2019 the Cuban Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, ratified Minister Pérez Montoya as a member of his council of ministers.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Acosta . Nelson . 2 Feb 2024 . Cuban president sacks economy minister as controversy grows over price hikes . 5 Feb 2024 . Reuters.
  2. Web site: Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya . 2022-06-02 . Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular . es . 25 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625171718/https://www.parlamentocubano.gob.cu/elba-rosa-perez-montoya . dead .
  3. Web site: Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya . 5 Feb 2024 . Partido Comunista de Cuba.
  4. Web site: 2016-06-30 . Diputados elegidos en la VIII Legislatura – Granma . 2022-04-29 . Parlamento Cubano . es-ES .
  5. Web site: October 1, 2019 . Her Excellency Ms Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Republic of Cuba .
  6. Web site: 21 Dec 2019 . The Government of the Republic of Cuba is appointed: Prime Minister, Vice Prime Ministers, and other members of the Council of Ministers . 29 April 2022 . granma.cu.