President of Cuba

President of Cuba
Official Standard
Incumbent Raul Castro since February 24, 2008
Appointer	National Assembly of People's Power
Term length	Five years
Inaugural holder	Fidel Castro (1976 Constitution)
Formation	1902

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Constitution Council of State President (List) Raúl Castro First Vice President José Ramón Machado Ventura Second Vice President Abelardo Colomé Ibarra Cabinet (Council of Ministers) Premier (List) Raúl Castro National Assembly of People's Power President Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada Supreme Court Political parties Communist Party of Cuba First Secretary Raúl Castro Elections: 2003, 2008 Provinces Municipalities Committees for the Defense of the Revolution Opposition Human rights Foreign relations

Other countries · Atlas Politics portal view · Head of state of Cuba. According to the Cuban Constitution of 1976, the President is the chief executive of the Council of State of Cuba. The president of the Council of State is, at the same time, the president (As Premier) of Council of Ministers of Cuba, the head of government. In cases of the absence, illness or death of the president of the Council of State, the first vice president assumes the president’s duties. Method of election Main article: Elections in Cuba The President of the Council of State is elected by the National Assembly of People's Power. National elections to the assembly take place every five years. The 23rd and current President of Cuba is Raul Castro,[1] who replaced his brother, Fidel Castro, on February 24, 2008, following Fidel Castro's resignation due to his "critical health condition". Powers The President of Cuba is invested with the power to implement the following Represent the state and the government and conduct their general policy; Organize and conduct the activities of, call for the holding of and preside over the sessions of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba; Control and supervise the development of all the activities of the ministries and any other central agencies of the administration; Assume the leadership of any ministry or central agency of the administration; Propose to the National Assembly of People’s Power, once elected by the later, the members of the Council of Ministers; Accept( based on personal preference) the resignation of the members of the Council of Ministers or propose either to the National Assembly of People’s Power or the Council of State the replacement of any of those members and, in both cases, to proposes the corresponding substitutes; Receive the credentials of the heads of delegation of foreign diplomatic missions. This responsibility may be delegated to any of the vice presidents of the Council of State; Assume the supreme command of all armed institutions and determine their general organization; Preside over the National Defense Council; Declare a state emergency in those cases provided for in this Constitution, stating his decision, as soon as the circumstances permit it, to the National Assembly of People’s Power or to the Council of State if the Assembly is unable to meet, according to legal effects; Sign decree-laws and other resolutions of the Council of State and the legal provisions adopted by the Council of Ministers or its Executive Committee, and arrange for their publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic; Assume all other duties assigned it by the Constitution or by law. References ^ ""Raul Castro chosen as Cuba's new president"". Cnn.com. February 24, 2008. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/24/cuba.nextpresident/index.html. Retrieved 2010-01-13.  See also List of Presidents of Cuba Cuba portal Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Amon Hen Blue River Look at other dictionaries: Cuba–United States relations — Cuba – United States relations Cuba …   Wikipedia CUBA — L’île de Cuba, la plus grande de l’archipel des Caraïbes (110 922 km2), occupe une position stratégique à 77 km de Haïti et à 140 km de la Jamaïque. Longue de 1 200 km – alors que sa largeur varie de 32 à 145 km –, Cuba est très proche du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle Cuba — Cuban, adj., n. /kyooh beuh/; Sp. /kooh vah/, n. a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 10,999,041; 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Cap.: Havana. /kooh bah/, n. Cubba. * * * Cuba Introduction Cuba… …   Universalium Cuba — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Cuba (disambiguation). Republic of Cuba República de Cuba …   Wikipedia Cuba–Pakistan relations — Pakistan Cuba relations Pakistan …   Wikipedia Cuba–Venezuela relations — Cuban Venezuelan relations …   Wikipedia Cuba–Iran relations — Iran Cuba relations Iran …   Wikipedia CUBA — CUBA, archipelago of islands consisting of Cuba, Isla de Pinos, and 1,600 smaller islands; population (2004) 11,300,000; Jewish population (2004) approximately 1,200. The Colonial Period Columbus discovered Cuba during his first voyage (1492).… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism Cuba–Kiribati relations — relations Kiribati …   Wikipedia Cuba — • The largest and westernmost island of the West Indies Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cuba     Cuba     † …   Catholic encyclopedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”