Council of Ministers of Cuba
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The Council of Ministers is the highest ranking executive and administrative body and constitutes the government of the Republic of Cuba. Its membership consists of the President of the Council of ministers (Prime Minister of Cuba), the Secretary, the First Vice President, and the five Vice Presidents of the Council of State, the heads of the national minstries, and such other members as established by law.
In addition to this largish body, there is a smaller body, the Executive Committee, consisting of the President, the First Vice President, the five Vice Presidents, and such of the Ministers as chosen by the President to be on the Executive Committee. As of 2005, the ministers of: Economy and Planning, Finances and Prices, Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation, Labor and Social Security, Metallurgy and Electronics Industry, Science, Technology, and the Environment and Tourism were on the Executive Committee.
Overview
The Council of Ministers is responsible for the implementation of policy agreements authorized by the National Assembly of People’s Power. These 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.
List of members of the Council of Ministers
(as of 13th June 2006) [link]President of the Council of ministers (Prime minister)
First Vice President of the Council of Ministers
Vice Presidents of the Council of Ministers
- Osmani Cienfuegos Gorriaran
- Jose Ramon Fernandez Alvarez
- Pedro Miret Prieto
- Otto Rivero Torres
- Jose Luis Rodiguez Garcia
Executive Secretary of the Council of Ministers
- Carlos Lage Dávila
| Ministry | Minister
|
| Economy and Planning | José Luis Rodríguez García |
| Interior | Abelardo Colomé Ibarra |
| Foreign Affairs | Felipe Pérez Roque |
| Justice | Roberto T. Díaz Sotolongo |
| Armed Forces | Raúl Castro |
| Public Health | Jose Ramón Balaguer Caberra |
| Work and Social Security | Alfredo Morales Cartaya |
| Agriculture | Alfredo Jordán Morales |
| Education | Luis Ignacio Gómez Gutiérrez |
| Culture | Abel E. Prieto Jiménez |
| Higher Education | Fernando Vecino Alegret |
| Central Bank of Cuba | Francisco Soberón Valdés |
| Science, Technology and the Environment | Rosa Elena Simeón Negrín |
| Interior Trade | Bárbara Castillo Cuesta |
| Foreign Investment | Martha Lomas Morales |
| Sugar Industry | Ulises Rosales del Toro |
| Finances and Prices | Georgina Barreiro Fajardo |
| Construction | Fidel Fernando Figueroa de la Paz |
| Basic Industry | Yadira Garcia Vera |
| Light Industry | Jesús D. Pérez Othón |
| Auditing & Control | Gladys Maria Bejerano Portela |
| Fishing Industry | Alfredo Lopez Valdes |
| Food | Alejandro Roca Iglesias |
| Transport | Carlos Manuel Pazo Torrado |
| Without Portfolio | Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz |
| Attorney General | Juan Escalona Reguera |
| Permanent Representative to the UN | Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz |
See also
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