Vice President of Cuba explained

Post:Vice President of the Republic
Body:Cuba
Insignia:Coat of arms of Cuba.svg
Insignia Size:100px
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Cuba
Incumbent:Salvador Valdés Mesa
Incumbentsince:19 April 2018
Department:Council of State
Member Of:Council of Ministers
Residence:Palacio de la Revolución
Appointer:National Assembly of People's Power
Termlength:Five years, renewable once[1]

The vice president of Cuba, previously the vice president of the Council of State between 1976 and 2019, is the second highest political position obtainable in the Council of State of Cuba. Currently there is a provision for several vice presidents, who are elected in the same manner as the president of Cuba.

Historically, the vice president of Cuba was elected in the same ticket with the president. The position has been in use 1902 - 1928, 1936, 1940 - 1958, and since 1976.

Vice presidents of the Republic in Arms (1869–1899)

PortraitNameEntered officeLeft officePresident
Francisco Vicente AguileraApril 1869February 1877Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
Francisco Javier de CéspedesApril 1877October 1877Tomás Estrada Palma
Vacant between 1878 and 1895
Bartolomé Masó MárquezSeptember 1895September 1897Salvador Cisneros Betancourt
Domingo Méndez CapoteSeptember 1897May 1899Bartolomé Masó Márquez

Vice presidents of the Republic (1902–1959)

PortraitNameEntered officeLeft officePresident
Luis Estévez y RomeroMay 1902March 1905Tomás Estrada Palma
Domingo Méndez CapoteJanuary 1906September 1906
Vacant between 1906 and 1909
Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso[2] January 1909May 1913José Miguel Gómez
Enrique José VaronaMay 1913May 1917Mario García Menocal
Emilio NúñezMay 1917May 1921
Francisco Carrillo MoralesMay 1921May 1925Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
Carlos de la Rosa HernándezMay 1925May 1929Gerardo Machado
Abolished between 1929 and 1936
Federico Laredo BrúMay 1936December 1936Miguel Mariano Gómez
Vacant between 1936 and 1940
Gustavo Cuervo RubioOctober 1940October 1944Fulgencio Batista
Raúl de Cárdenas EcharteOctober 1944October 1948Ramón Grau
Guillermo Alonso PujolOctober 1948March 1952Carlos Prío Socarrás
Vacant between 1952 and 1955
Rafael Guas InclánFebruary 19551 January 1959[3] Fulgencio Batista

First vice presidents of the Council of State (1976–2019)

PortraitNameEntered officeLeft officePresident
Raúl CastroDecember 1976February 2008Fidel Castro
José Ramón Machado VenturaFebruary 2008February 2013Raúl Castro
Miguel Díaz-CanelFebruary 2013April 2018
Salvador Valdés MesaApril 201810 October 2019Miguel Díaz-Canel

Vice-presidents elected by the National Assembly on 19 April 2018:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raul Castro says Cuba needs term limits for its leaders. 2016-09-07. 2018-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328102723/http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-castro-84-says-cubas-leaders-are-too-old-proposes-limits-2016-4?r=US&IR=T. live.
  2. Web site: Cuba libre, 1895-1958: resumen histórico. Mario Riera. Hernández. 7 May 1968. Colonial Press of Miami. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Primero de enero de 1959: Esta vez sí que es una Revolución - FIDEL Soldier of Ideas. www.fidelcastro.cu.