Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba)
| Ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias | |
 Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces emblem | |
 The MINFAR building in Havana. | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 16 February 1959 |
| Jurisdiction | Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Plaza de la Revolución, Havana |
| Minister responsible |
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| Parent department | Ministry of National Defense |
| Website | www |
The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (Spanish: Ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias – MINFAR), also known as the Ministry of the FAR, is a Cuban military agency which is the executive body of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. The current Minister of the FAR is Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frías.
Leadership structure
- First Secretary – Raúl Castro
- Commander in Chief – Miguel Díaz-Canel
- Minister of the FAR – Leopoldo Cintra Frías
- Chief of Staff – Álvaro López Miera
Responsibilities
The MINFAR directs, controls, and executes the policy of the Communist Party of Cuba and the government regarding the activities of the readiness of the nation to defend itself. It is responsible for the budget of the military, as well as for making arms deals with other countries. This ministry fulfills these obligations in coordination with other government agencies and institutions. The powers and functions of the MINFAR are regulated in legislation from the National Assembly of People's Power.[1][2]
Ministers
† denotes people who died in office.
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Ref. |
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| 1 | Comandante Raúl Castro (born 1931) | 16 February 1959 | 24 February 2008 | 49 years, 8 days | PCC | — | |
| 2 | Corps General Julio Casas Regueiro (1936–2011) | 24 February 2008 | 3 September 2011 † | 3 years, 191 days | PCC | [3] | |
| 3 | Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frías (born 1941) | 9 November 2011 | Incumbent | 12 years, 186 days | PCC | [4] |
See also
- Council of Ministers of Cuba
- Intelligence Directorate (G2)
- Military Counterintelligence Directorate
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX)
- Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA)
- Ministry of the Interior (MININT)
Sources
- ^ "Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias - Sitio Web de la defensa de la República de Cuba". www.cubadefensa.cu. Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ "Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias - EcuRed". www.ecured.cu.
- ^ Burnett, Victoria. "Gen. Julio Casas Regueiro, Cuba's Defense Minister, Dies at 75".
- ^ "General de Cuerpo de Ejército Leopoldo Cintra Frías". www.granma.cu.