Vice President of Cuba

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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.

List of officeholders

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

No.PortraitName(born-died)Term of officePolitical partyPresident(s)Ref.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Francisco Vicente Aguilera(1821–1877)April 186922 February 1877 †7 years, 10 monthsIndependentCarlos Manuel de Céspedes

Salvador Cisneros Betancourt

Juan Bautista Spotorno

Tomás Estrada Palma

2Francisco Javier de Céspedes(1821–1903)April 1877October 18776 monthsIndependentTomás Estrada Palma
Vacant1878 – 1895
3Bartolomé Masó Márquez(1830–1907)September 1895September 18972 yearsCuban Revolutionary PartySalvador Cisneros Betancourt
4Domingo Méndez Capote(1863–1934)September 1897May 18991 year, 8 monthsCuban Revolutionary PartyBartolomé Masó Márquez
Military Government of Cuba

1898 – 1902

Vice presidents of the Republic (1902–1959)

No.PortraitName(born-died)Term of officePolitical partyPresident(s)Ref.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Luis Estévez y Romero(1849–1909)May 1902March 19052 years, 10 monthsCuban National PartyTomás Estrada Palma
Republican Party of Havana
2Domingo Méndez Capote(1863–1934)January 1906September 19068 monthsCuban National PartyTomás Estrada Palma
Republican Party of Havana
Provisional Government of Cuba1906 – 1909
3Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso(1861–1934)January 1909May 19134 years, 4 monthsLiberal PartyJosé Miguel Gómez[2]
4Enrique José Varona(1849–1933)20 May 191320 May 19174 yearsConservative PartyMario García Menocal[2]
5Emilio Núñez(1855–1922)20 May 191720 May 19214 yearsConservative PartyMario García Menocal[2]
6Francisco Carrillo Morales(1851–1926)20 May 192120 May 19254 yearsPopular PartyAlfredo Zayas y Alfonso[2]
7Carlos de la Rosa Hernández(c.1870–1933)20 May 192519282–3 yearsLiberal PartyGerardo Machado[2]
Abolished[2]1929 – 1936
8Federico Laredo Brú(1875–1946)20 May 1936December 19366 monthsLiberal PartyMiguel Mariano Gómez
Vacant1936 – 1940
9Gustavo Cuervo Rubio(1890–1978)10 October 194010 October 19444 yearsPopular Socialist CoalitionFulgencio Batista
10Raúl de Cárdenas Echarte(1884–1979)10 October 194410 October 19484 yearsAuthentic PartyRamón Grau[2]
11Guillermo Alonso Pujol(1899–1973)10 October 194810 March 19523 years, 5 monthsAuthentic PartyCarlos Prío Socarrás[2]
Vacant1952 – 1955
12Rafael Guas Inclán(1896–1975)February 19551 January 19593 years, 11 monthsNational Action PartyFulgencio Batista[3]

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

No.PortraitName(born-died)Term of officePolitical partyPresident(s)Ref.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Raúl Castro(born 1931)December 1976February 200831 years, 2 monthsCommunist PartyFidel Castro
2José Ramón Machado Ventura(born 1930)February 2008February 20135 yearsCommunist PartyRaúl Castro
3Miguel Díaz-Canel(born 1960)February 2013April 20185 years, 2 monthsCommunist PartyRaúl Castro
4Salvador Valdés Mesa(born 1945)April 201810 October 20191 year, 6 monthsCommunist PartyMiguel Díaz-Canel

Vice President of the Republic of Cuba (2019–present)

No.PortraitName(born-died)Term of officePolitical partyPresident(s)Ref.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Salvador Valdés Mesa(born 1945)10 October 2019Incumbent6 years, 294 daysCommunist PartyMiguel Díaz-Canel

See also

References

  1. ↑"Raul Castro says Cuba needs term limits for its leaders". Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  2. 12345678Hernández, Mario Riera (7 May 1968). "Cuba libre, 1895-1958: resumen histórico". Colonial Press of Miami – via Google Books.
  3. ↑"Primero de enero de 1959: Esta vez sí que es una Revolución - FIDEL Soldier of Ideas". www.fidelcastro.cu.