Miguel Díaz-Canel

Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (Latin American Spanish: [miˈɣel ˈdi kaˈnel]; born 20 April 1960) is a Cuban politician and engineer who has served as the 8th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and the top leader of Cuba since 2021. In 2019 he became the 17th president of Cuba and was president of the Council of State from 2018 until 2019. Díaz-Canel succeeded the brothers Fidel and Raúl Castro, becoming Cuba's first leader who was not a Castro since the Cuban Revolution ended in 1959, and its first head of state since 1976 not from the Castro family. He has been a member of the Cuban Politburo since 2003. He served as Minister of Higher Education from 2009 until 2012, when he was promoted to Vice President of the Council of Ministers. In 2013, he was elected as First Vice President of the Council of State. In 2018, Díaz-Canel succeeded Raúl Castro as President of the Council. After a new constitution was enacted, he assumed the recreated office of President of Cuba. On 19 April 2021, he was appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba following Raúl Castro's exit from the role.

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Preceded by

Juan Vela Valdés

Prime Minister

Manuel Marrero Cruz

Vice President

Salvador Valdés Mesa

First Vice President

Salvador Valdés Mesa

Succeeded by

Rodolfo Alarcón Ortíz

President

Raúl Castro

Born

(1960-04-20) 20 April 1960 Placetas, Cuba

Party

Communist Party of Cuba

Spouse(s)

Marta Villanueva (divorced) Lis Cuesta Peraza (m. 2009)

Alma mater

University of Las Villas (BS)

Occupation

Politician

Profession

Engineer professor

Tables

· Honours and awards › Foreign honours

Ribbon	Distinction	Country	Date	Ref.
	Grand Collar of the Order of the State of Palestine	Palestine	11 May 2018
	Collar of the Order of the Liberator	Venezuela	30 May 2018
	Order of Ho Chi Minh	Vietnam	9 November 2018
	Order of Agostinho Neto	Angola	1 July 2019
	Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle	Mexico	11 February 2023
	Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry	Portugal	14 July 2023
	Grand Collar of the Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis	Namibia	27 August 2023

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Preceded byRaúl Castro

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Preceded byRaúl Castro

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8th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba 2021–present

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Incumbent

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Preceded byHimself (as President of the Council of State and Ministers)

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Preceded byHimself (as President of the Council of State and Ministers)

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17th President of Cuba 2019–present

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Incumbent

VacantTitle last held byOsvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1976)

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VacantTitle last held byOsvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1976)

Preceded byRaúl Castro

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Preceded byRaúl Castro

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President of the Council of State and Ministers of Cuba 2018–2019

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Succeeded byHimself (as President) Manuel Marrero Cruz (as Prime Minister)

Preceded byJosé Ramón Machado Ventura

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Preceded byJosé Ramón Machado Ventura

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19th Vice President of the Council of State and Ministers of Cuba 2013–2018

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Succeeded bySalvador Valdés Mesa

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Preceded byRaúl Castro	8th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba 2021–present	Incumbent
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Preceded byHimself (as President of the Council of State and Ministers)	17th President of Cuba 2019–present	Incumbent
VacantTitle last held byOsvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1976)	17th President of Cuba 2019–present	Incumbent
Preceded byRaúl Castro	President of the Council of State and Ministers of Cuba 2018–2019	Succeeded byHimself (as President) Manuel Marrero Cruz (as Prime Minister)
Preceded byJosé Ramón Machado Ventura	19th Vice President of the Council of State and Ministers of Cuba 2013–2018	Succeeded bySalvador Valdés Mesa