Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba

Last updated August 01, 2023

The Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (Spanish : Congreso del Partido Comunista de Cuba) is the highest decision-making body of the Cuban party-state.

Convocations

Congress	Duration (start—end)	Delegates	CC elected	Central Report (presented by)	Charter (amendments)	PMR
1st Congress 6 days 1975 election	17 December – 22 December 1975	3,116	? FM – 14 AM	Fidel Castro	Adopted	—
2nd Congress 4 days 1979–1980 election	17 December – 20 December 1980	1,780	148 FM – ? CM	Fidel Castro	Amendment	—
3rd Congress 4 days 1985–1986 election	4 February – 7 February 1986	1,784	146 FM – 79 AM	Fidel Castro	Amendment	—
4th Congress 5 days 1990–1991 election	10 October – 14 October 1991	1,772	225	Fidel Castro	Amendment	—
5th Congress 4 days 1996–1997 election	8 October – 10 October 1997	1,500	150	Fidel Castro	Amendment	—
6th Congress 4 days 2010–2011 election	16 April – 19 April 2011	997	115	Raúl Castro	Amendment	800,000
7th Congress 4 days 2015–2016 election	16 April – 19 April 2016	995	142	Raúl Castro	—	670,000
8th Congress 4 days 2020–2021 election^[1]	16 April – 19 April 2021	300^[2]		Raúl Castro	Approved^[3]	700,000^[2]

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The 7th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) was elected at the 7th CPC Congress in 2016. It was composed of 142 members of which 44.37% were women and 35.92% of members were black or mixed race.

The 6th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) was elected at the 6th CPC Congress in 2011.

The 5th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) was elected at the 5th CPC Congress in 1997.

The 4th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) was elected at the 4th CPC Congress in 1991.

The 2nd Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) was elected at the 2nd CPC Congress in 1980.

The 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) was elected at the 8th CPC Congress on 19 April 2021.

The 3rd Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was elected in 1986 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 3rd Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 3rd Party Congress.

The 4th Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was elected in 1991 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 4th Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 4th Party Congress.

The 5th Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was elected in 1997 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 5th Party Congress.

The 6th Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was elected in 2011 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 6th Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 6th Party Congress.

The 7th Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was elected in 2016 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the 7th Party Congress.

The 8th Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was elected in 2021 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the 8th Party Congress.

The 8th Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was elected in 2021 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the 8th Party Congress.

The 7th Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was elected in 2016 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the 7th Party Congress.

The 6th Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was elected in 2011 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 6th Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the 6th Party Congress.

References

General

Information on congresses, number of delegates, number of people elected to CCs, party membership, the individual who presented the Political Report and information on when the congress was convened can be found in these sources:

"Estatutos del Partido Comunista de Cuba" [Statute of the Communist Party of Cuba](PDF) (in Spanish). 5th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
"I Congreso del Partido Comunista de Cuba" [I Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba] (in Spanish). Communist Party of Cuba. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
"II Congreso del Partido Comunista de Cuba" [II Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba] (in Spanish). Communist Party of Cuba. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
"III Congreso del Partido Comunista de Cuba" [III Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba] (in Spanish). Communist Party of Cuba. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
"IV Congreso del Partido Comunista de Cuba" [IV Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba] (in Spanish). Communist Party of Cuba. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
"V Congreso del Partido Comunista de Cuba" [V Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba] (in Spanish). Communist Party of Cuba. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
"VI Congreso del Partido Comunista de Cuba" [VI Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba] (in Spanish). Communist Party of Cuba. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

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[1] "Delegates to the 8th Communist Party Congress Elected".

[covid-2] 1 2 "Cuban Communist Party to elect Central Committee".

[3] "Resolution on Central Report to the 8th Party Congress Approved".

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