5th Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba

Last updated March 08, 2024

The 5th Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was elected on 4 July 2006 by the 5th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee.

Officers

Title	Name	Birth	Gender
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba	Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz	1926	Male
Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba	Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz	1931	Male

Members

Rank	Name	6th SEC	Birth	Gender
1	Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz	Retired	1926	Male
2	Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz	Reelected	1931	Male
3	José Ramón Machado Ventura	Reelected	1930	Male
4	Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández	Reelected	1944	Male
5	Jorge Luis Sierra Cruz	Not	1961	Male
6	Abelardo Álvarez Gil	Reelected	1945	Male
7	María del Carmen Concepción González	Resigned	1957	Female
8	Lázara Mercedes López Acea	Not	1964	Female
9	Lina Olinda Pedraza Rodríguez	Resigned	1955	Female
10	Víctor Fidel Gaute López	Reelected	1960	Male
11	Roberto López Hernández	Not	19??	Male
12	Fernando Remírez de Estenoz	Not	1951	Male
References: ^[1]^[2]

Changes

Name	Change	Date	6th SEC	Birth	Gender
María del Carmen Concepción González	Resigned	2 March 2009	Not	1957	Female
Misael Enamorado Dáger	Appointed	9 April 2009	Reelected	1953	Male
Roberto Tomás Morales Ojeda	Appointed	2008	Not	1967	Male
Lina Olinda Pedraza Rodríguez	Resigned	2 March 2009	Not	1955	Female
Olga Lidia Tapia Iglesias	Appointed	13 October 2009	Reelected	1962	Female
References: ^[3]^[4]^[5]

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↑ "Cambios en la cúpula del Partido Comunista de Cuba" [Changes in the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba] (in Spanish). Progresose Manal. 6 July 2006. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
↑ "El PCC presenta al nuevo Secretariado e incorpora miembros a su Comité Central" [The PCC introduces the new Secretariat and incorporates members to its Central Committee]. El País (in Spanish). Ediciones El País, S.L. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
↑ "Destituye Raúl Castro a diez altos funcionarios fidelistas" [Raúl Castro dismisses ten senior "fidelista" officials]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Desarrollo de Medios S.A. de C.V. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
↑ "Acuerdo del Buró Político" [Decision of the Political Bureau]. Granma (in Spanish). Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
↑ Cuban Leadership Overview, Apr 2009 (PDF) (Report). Open Source Center. 16 April 2009. pp. 180–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2021.

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[Progreso_Semanal-1] "Cambios en la cúpula del Partido Comunista de Cuba" [Changes in the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba] (in Spanish). Progresose Manal. 6 July 2006. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[El_País-2] "El PCC presenta al nuevo Secretariado e incorpora miembros a su Comité Central" [The PCC introduces the new Secretariat and incorporates members to its Central Committee]. El País (in Spanish). Ediciones El País, S.L. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[La_Jornanda-3] "Destituye Raúl Castro a diez altos funcionarios fidelistas" [Raúl Castro dismisses ten senior "fidelista" officials]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Desarrollo de Medios S.A. de C.V. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[Granma-4] "Acuerdo del Buró Político" [Decision of the Political Bureau]. Granma (in Spanish). Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[5] Cuban Leadership Overview, Apr 2009 (PDF) (Report). Open Source Center. 16 April 2009. pp. 180–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2021.

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