Manuel Marrero Cruz

Manuel Marrero Cruz (born 11 July 1963), also known as Manuel Marrero, is a Cuban politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Cuba, and the first since Cuba resurrected the office of the Prime Minister in December 2019 after the 43-year abolishment of the position from 1976 to 2019. The last Prime Minister before the abolishment in 1976 was Fidel Castro.[1]Marrero is the first person to hold the position of Prime Minister of Cuba in 43 years.[2] A member of the Communist Party of Cuba, he served as the country's long-time Minister of Tourism from 2004 until his appointment to the office of Prime Minister in December 2019.[3] During his tenure as tourism minister, Cuban tourism witnessed massive resilience. Marrero is an architect[4] and worked in Gaviota, the tourism arm of the Cuban military, where he also held the rank of colonel.[5]

Premier Manuel Marrero Cruz
Prime Minister of Cuba
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 December 2019
President	Miguel Díaz-Canel
First Secretary	Raul Castro
Preceded by	Office Vacant
Minister of Tourism
In office 2004 – 21 December 2019
Succeeded by	Juan Carlos García Grada
Personal details
Born	Manuel Marrero Cruz 11 July 1963 Holguín, Cuba
Political party	Communist Party of Cuba
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of Cuba
Branch/service	Revolutionary Armed Forces
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Cuban Revolutionary Army

Prime Minister of Cuba

Appointment

Following the 2019 Cuban constitutional referendum, the office of Prime Minister of Cuba was reinstated for the first time since Fidel Castro last occupied it in 1976. President Miguel Díaz-Canel formally nominated Marrero to serve as Prime Minister, and his nomination as PM was unanimously ratified by 594 deputies of the National Assembly.

The term limit for prime ministers under the new Cuban constitution is five years.[6][7]

References

1. "Cuba names Manuel Marrero Cruz as first prime minister since 1976". BBC News. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
2. Oppmann, Patrick (December 21, 2019). "Cuba names Manuel Marrero Cruz prime minister". CNN. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
3. Frank, Marc (December 21, 2019). "Cuba names prime minister in move to lighten presidential load". Reuters. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
4. "Cuba names first PM in decades as new constitution decentralises presidential power". ABC News. December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
5. Mazzei, Patricia (November 8, 2017). "Rubio: 'Bureaucrats' to blame for softening Trump Cuba policy". Retrieved December 22, 2019.
6. "Cuba chooses first prime minister since 1970s". Global News. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
7. "Cuba is about to name first prime minister in 40 years". The Yucatan Times. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

External links

• Twitter
• Biography by CIDOB (in Spanish)