President of the Council of State

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The President of the Council of State was the highest-ranking official in Cuba’s state structure, combining key executive and representative functions at the national level.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
political office
abolishedBy Constitution of Cuba (2019)
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Cuba
appointedBy National Assembly of People’s Power
combinesFunction executive functions at the national level
representative functions at the national level
confers state decorations of Cuba
constitutionalStatus highest-ranking official in Cuba’s state structure (1976–2019)
country Cuba
createdBy Constitution of Cuba (1976)
endTime 2019
firstOfficeHolder Fidel Castro
hasRole chair of the Council of Ministers of Cuba
chair of the Council of State of Cuba
commander-in-chief of the Cuban Armed Forces
head of government of Cuba
head of state of Cuba
highest representative of the Cuban state
inception 1976
jurisdiction national government of Cuba
languageOfLabel Spanish
lastOfficeHolder Miguel Díaz-Canel
legalBasis Constitution of Cuba (1976)
Constitution of Cuba (1992)
Constitution of Cuba (2002)
memberOf Council of State of Cuba
nativeLabel Presidente del Consejo de Estado
officeHolder Fidel Castro
Miguel Díaz-Canel
Raúl Castro
partOf Council of State of Cuba
state structure of Cuba
politicalSystemContext socialist state under the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba
power convene the Council of State
issue decree-laws between sessions of the National Assembly
renewable yes
replacedByOffice President of the Republic of Cuba
reportsTo National Assembly of People’s Power
represents Cuba in international relations
residence Havana
seat Havana
selectionMethod indirect election by the National Assembly of People’s Power
signs laws and decrees of the Council of State
styleOfAddress Compañero Presidente
supervises Council of Ministers of Cuba
termLength 5 years


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