Council of State (Cuba)

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The Council of State (Spanish : Consejo de Estado) of Cuba is a 31-member body of the government of Cuba, elected by the National Assembly of People's Power. It has the authority to exercise most legislative power between sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power, subject to its approval, and to call the National Assembly of People's Power into session between its scheduled twice yearly sessions.

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The National Assembly is only in session for a few days each year. [1] Members of the Council of State, which serve in the National Assembly, do not reflect popular outcomes in the elections. According to a 2021 study, under competitive elections, most members of the Council of State might have been defeated. [1]

The membership consists of a President, a Secretary, a First Vice President, five Vice Presidents, and 27 additional members. The President, the Secretary, the First Vice President, and the five Vice Presidents are also members of the Council of Ministers. With the passage of the 2019 Cuban Constitution, the post of President of the Council of State will be to the President of the National Assembly, while the functions of the head of state will be transferred from the Council of State to the restored office of President of the Republic. [2]

9th Council of State (2018–2019)

RankNameBirthOfficePortraitPCC
membership
1 Miguel Díaz-Canel
1960
President, Council of State Miguel Diaz Canel.jpg PB
2 Salvador Valdés Mesa
1945
First Vice President, Council of State
PB
3 Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
1932
Vice President, Council of State
PB
4 Roberto Tomás Morales Ojeda
1967
Vice President, Council of State
PB
5 Gladys María Bejerano Portela
1947
Vice President, Council of State
6 Inés María Chapman Waugh
1965
Vice President, Council of State
7 Beatriz Johnson Urrutia
1969
Vice President, Council of State
8 Homero Acosta Álvarez
1964
Secretary, Council of State
9 Leopoldo Cintra Frías
1928
PB
10 Teresa Maria Amarelle Boué
1963
PB
11 Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento
1964
PB
12 Miriam Nicado García
1959
PB
13 Guillermo García Frías
1928
14 Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
1958
15 Martha del Carmen Mesa Valenciana
1960
16 Carlos Rafael Miranda Martínez
1964
17 Susely Morfa González
1982
18 Rafael Antonio Santiesteban
1969
19 Miguel Ángel Barnet Lanza
1928
20 Ileana Amparo Flores Morales
1966
21 Raúl Alejandro Palmero Fernández
1995
22 Jorge Amador Berlanga Acosta
1962
23 Yipsi Moreno
1980
24 Elizabeth Peña
1964
25 Yoerky Sánchez Cuéllar
1983
26 Ivis Niuba Villa Millán
1973
27 Bárbara Alexis Terry Depestre
1972
28 Reyna Salermo Escalona
1965
29 Rosalina Fournier Frómeta
1965
30 Carlos Alberto Martínez Blanco
1969
31 Felicia Martínez Suárez
1963

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