Council of Ministers (Cuba)

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The Council of Ministers, also referred to as simply the Cabinet of Cuba, is the highest ranking executive and administrative body of the Republic of Cuba, and constitutes the nation's government. It consists of the President, the First Vice President and the seven Vice Presidents of the Council of State, the Secretary of the Executive Committee, the heads of the national ministries, and other members as established by law.

The Executive Committee is a smaller body, consisting of the President and Vice Presidents of the Council of State, the Secretary and those ministers chosen by the President. 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.

Current members

The body currently consists of:

Position	Position	Incumbent
President (As Premier)		General Raúl Castro Ruz
First Vice President		Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez Mario
Vice Presidents		Ramiro Valdés Menéndez Ricardo Cabrisas Ruíz Div. Gen. Antonio Enrique Lussón Batlle Adel Onofre Yzquierdo Rodríguez Ulises Rosales del Toro Marino Alberto Murillo Jorge Corps General Abelardo Colomé
Executive Secretary		Brig. Gen. Jose Amado Ricardo Guerra
Minister of	Economy and Planning	Adel Onofre Yzquierdo Rodríguez
	Interior	Corps General Abelardo Colomé
	Foreign Affairs	Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla
	Justice	Maria Esther Reus Gonzalez
	Armed Forces	Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frias
	Public Health	Roberto Morales Ojeda
	Labor and Social Security	Margarita Marlene González Fernández
	Agriculture	Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero
	Education	Ena Elsa Velazquez Cobiella
	Energy and Mines	Alfredo López Valdés
	Culture	Rafael Bernal
	Higher Education	Rodolfo Alarcon Ortiz
	Central Bank of Cuba	Ernesto Medina
	Science, Technology and Environment	Elba Rose Perez Montoya
	Informatics and Communications	Maimir Mesa Ramos
	Domestic Trade	Mary Blanca Ortega Barredo
	Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment	Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz
	Finance and Prices	Lina Pedraza Rodriguez
	Construction	Rene Mesa Villafana
	Industries	Salvador Pardo Cruz
	Food Industry (including Fishing)	Maria del Carmen Concepcion Gonzalez
	Tourism	Manuel Marrero Cruz
	Transportation	César Ignacio Arocha
Minister without Portfolio		Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz
Attorney General		Dario Delgado Cura
President of the Cuban Radio and Television Institute		Danylo Sirio López
President of the National Institute of Sports, P.E. and Rec		Julio Christian Jiménez Molina
President of the National Hydraulic Resources Institute		Inés María Chapman Waug

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Cuba

External links

• (Spanish) http://www.cubagob.cu/ - tag "Miembros" (members)
• (Spanish) http://www.parlamentocubano.cu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=96