Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba

The Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba is the party's highest decision-making body in between sessions of the Central Committee. The party's First Secretary chairs the body's meetings.

1st Congress: 1975–1980

• Fidel Castro Ruz
• Raúl Castro Ruz
• Juan Almeida Bosque
• Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
• Guillermo García Frías
• Armando Hart Dávalos
• Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
• Sergio del Valle Jiménez
• Blas Roca Calderío
• José Ramón Machado Ventura
• Carlos Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez
• Pedro Miret Prieto
• Arnaldo Milian Castro

2nd Congress: 1980–1986

• Fidel Castro Ruz
• Raúl Castro Ruz
• Juan Almeida Bosque
• Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
• Guillermo García Frías
• José Ramón Machado Ventura
• Blas Roca Calderío
• Carlos Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez
• Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
• Pedro Miret Prieto
• Sergio del Valle Jiménez
• Armando Hart Dávalos
• Arnaldo Milián Castro
• Jorge Risquet Valdés-Saldaña
• Julio Camacho Aguilera
• Osmani Cienfuegos Gorriarán

3rd Congress: 1986–1991

• Fidel Castro Ruz
• Raúl Castro Ruz
• Juan Almeida Bosque
• Julio Camacho Aguilera
• Osmani Cienfuegos Gorriarán
• Abelardo Colome Ibarra
• Vilma Espin Guillois
• Armando Hart Dávalos
• Esteban Lazo Hernández
• José Ramón Machado Ventura
• Pedro Miret Prieto
• Jorge Risquet Valdés-Saldaña
• Carlos Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez
• Roberto Veiga Menéndez

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4th Congress: 1997–2011

• Fidel Castro Ruz - First Secretary of the Central Committee
• Raúl Castro Ruz - Second Secretary of the Central Committee
• Esteban Lazo Hernández
• Carlos Lage Dávila
• Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada
• Ulises Rosales del Toro
• Juan Almeida Bosque
• José Ramón Machado Ventura
• José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera
• Pedro Ross Leal
• Concepción Campa Huergo
• Abel Prieto Jiménez
• Julio Casas Regueiro
• Mario Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez
• Leopoldo Cintra Frías
• Pedro Saez Montejo
• Abelardo Colome Ibarra
• Jorge Luis Sierra Cruz
• Misael Enamorado Dager
• Ramiro Valdez Menéndez
• Ramón Espinosa Martín
• Salvador Valdés Mesa
• Yadira García Vera
• Álvaro López Miera

5th Congress: 2011–2016

• Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary
• José Ramón Machado Ventura, Second Secretary
• Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
• Abelardo Colome Ibarra
• Esteban Lazo Hernandez
• Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez
• Leopoldo Cintra Frías
• Ramón Espinosa Martín
• Álvaro López Miera
• Salvador Valdés Mesa
• Mercedes López Acea
• Marino Murillo Jorge
• Adel Yzquierdo Rodríguez
• Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (elected at the 5th plenum of the 6th Central Committee, 11 December 2012)

6th Congress: 2016–2021

• Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party and former President of Cuba
• José Ramón Machado Ventura, Second Secretary of the Communist Party and former First Vice President of Cuba
• Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of Cuba
• Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the National Assembly
• Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, one of the Vice Presidents of Cuba
• Salvador Valdés Mesa, First Vice President of Cuba
• Leopoldo Cintra Frías, Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces
• Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Marino Alberto Murillo Jorge
• Lázara Mercedes López Acea
• Álvaro V. López Miera
• Ramón Espinosa Martín
• Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento
• Roberto Morales Ojeda, Vice President of Cuba
• Miriam Nicado García
• Teresa Amarelle Boué
• Marta Ayala Ávila