List of heads of government of Cuba

This article lists the heads of government of Cuba from 1940 until the present day.

Between 1940 and 1976 (under the 1940 Constitution), the role of the head of government was performed by the Prime Minister of Cuba.

Between 1976 and 2019 (under the 1976 Constitution), the position of Prime Minister was abolished and replaced by the President of the Council of Ministers.

On 24 February 2019 (under the 2019 Constitution), the position of Prime Minister was restored.

On 21 December 2019, Manuel Marrero Cruz was appointed as the new Prime Minister.

Prime Ministers of Cuba

Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political party	President
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Prime Ministers
1	Carlos Saladrigas Zayas	Carlos Saladrigas Zayas (1900–1956)	10 October 1940	16 August 1942		[[Popular Socialist Party (Cuba)|Template:Popular Socialist Party (Cuba)/meta/shortname]]	Fulgencio Batista
2	Ramón Zaydín	Ramón Zaydín (1895–1968)	16 August 1942	16 March 1944		[[Liberal Party of Cuba|Template:Liberal Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	Fulgencio Batista
3		Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1899–1961)	16 March 1944	10 October 1944		[[Liberal Party of Cuba|Template:Liberal Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	Fulgencio Batista
4	Félix Lancís Sánchez	Félix Lancís Sánchez (1900–1976)	10 October 1944	13 October 1945		[[Partido Auténtico|Template:Partido Auténtico/meta/shortname]]	Ramón Grau
5	Carlos Prío Socarrás	Carlos Prío Socarrás (1903–1977)	13 October 1945	1 May 1947		[[Partido Auténtico|Template:Partido Auténtico/meta/shortname]]	Ramón Grau
6	Raúl López del Castillo (1893–1963)	1 May 1947	10 October 1948		[[Partido Auténtico|Template:Partido Auténtico/meta/shortname]]	Ramón Grau
7		Manuel Antonio de Varona (1908–1992)	10 October 1948	6 October 1950		[[Partido Auténtico|Template:Partido Auténtico/meta/shortname]]	Carlos Prío Socarrás
(4)	Félix Lancís Sánchez	Félix Lancís Sánchez (1900–1976)	6 October 1950	1 October 1951		[[Partido Auténtico|Template:Partido Auténtico/meta/shortname]]	Carlos Prío Socarrás
8	Óscar Gans (1903–1965)	1 October 1951	10 March 1952		[[Progressive Action Party|Template:Progressive Action Party/meta/shortname]]	Carlos Prío Socarrás
9		Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973)	10 March 1952	4 April 1952		[[Progressive Action Party|Template:Progressive Action Party/meta/shortname]]	Fulgencio Batista
Vacant (4 April 1952 – 24 February 1955)
10	Jorge García Montes	Jorge García Montes (1896–1982)	24 February 1955	26 March 1957		[[Progressive Action Party|Template:Progressive Action Party/meta/shortname]]	Fulgencio Batista
11	Andrés Rivero Agüero	Andrés Rivero Agüero (1905–1996)	26 March 1957	6 March 1958		[[Progressive Action Party|Template:Progressive Action Party/meta/shortname]]	Fulgencio Batista
12	Emilio Núñez Portuondo	Emilio Núñez Portuondo (1898–1978)	6 March 1958	12 March 1958		[[Progressive Action Party|Template:Progressive Action Party/meta/shortname]]	Fulgencio Batista
13	Gonzalo Güell (1895–1985)	12 March 1958	1 January 1959		[[Progressive Action Party|Template:Progressive Action Party/meta/shortname]]	Fulgencio Batista

Republic of Cuba (1959–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political party	Elected	President
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Prime Minister
1	José Miró Cardona (1902–1974)	5 January 1959	13 February 1959		Independent	–	Manuel Urrutia Lleó
2	Fidel Castro	Fidel Castro (1926–2016)	13 February 1959	2 December 1976		[[26th of July Movement|Template:26th of July Movement/meta/shortname]] [[Communist Party of Cuba|Template:Communist Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	–	Manuel Urrutia Lleó Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
Presidents of the Council of Ministers
(2)	Fidel Castro	Fidel Castro (1926–2016)	2 December 1976	24 February 2008		[[Communist Party of Cuba|Template:Communist Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	1976 1981 1986 1993 1998 2003	Himself (as President of the Council of State)
3	Raúl Castro	Raúl Castro (born 1931)	24 February 2008	19 April 2018		[[Communist Party of Cuba|Template:Communist Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	2008 2013	Himself (as President of the Council of State)
4	Miguel Díaz-Canel	Miguel Díaz-Canel (born 1960)	19 April 2018	21 December 2019		[[Communist Party of Cuba|Template:Communist Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	2018	Himself (as President of the Council of State)
Prime Minister
5	Manuel Marrero Cruz	Manuel Marrero Cruz (born 1963)	21 December 2019	Incumbent		[[Communist Party of Cuba|Template:Communist Party of Cuba/meta/shortname]]	– 2023	Miguel Díaz-Canel

See also

• • Captaincy General of Cuba
  • United States Military Government in Cuba
  • Republic of Cuba (1902–1959)
  • List of colonial governors of Cuba
  • Council of State (Cuba)
    • President of Cuba
      • List of heads of state of Cuba
    • Vice President of Cuba
  • Council of Ministers (Cuba)
    • Prime Minister of Cuba
  • Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
    • List of commanders of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
• Lists of office-holders
• List of current heads of state and government

External links

• World Statesmen.org: profile of Cuba