Cuban politician, 19th and current Prime Minister of Cuba
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marrero and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
Manuel Marrero Cruz
Marrero in 2022
18th Prime Minister of Cuba
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 December 2019
President
Miguel Díaz-Canel
Deputy
Ricardo Cabrisas
Preceded by
Miguel Díaz-Canel (President of the Council of Ministers)
Minister of Tourism
In office 2004 – 21 December 2019
President
Fidel Castro Raul Castro Miguel Díaz-Canel
Succeeded by
Juan Carlos García Grada
Member of the National Assembly of People's Power
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 April 2023
Constituency
Holguín
Personal details
Born
Manuel Marrero Cruz
(1963-07-11) 11 July 1963 (age 60) Holguín, Cuba
Political party
Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance
Republic of Cuba
Branch/service
Revolutionary Armed Forces
Rank
Colonel
Unit
Cuban Revolutionary Army
Manuel Marrero Cruz (born 11 July 1963) is a Cuban politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Cuba, and the first since re-establishment of the office of Prime Minister in December 2019 after the 43-year abolition of the position dating from 1976. The last Prime Minister before the abolition of the office 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]
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^Frank, Marc (21 December 2019). "Cuba names prime minister in move to lighten presidential load". Reuters. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^"Cuba names first PM in decades as new constitution decentralises presidential power". ABC News. 22 December 2019. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^Mazzei, Patricia (8 November 2017). "Rubio: 'Bureaucrats' to blame for softening Trump Cuba policy". Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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