Manuel Marrero Cruz

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Manuel Marrero Cruz

18th Prime Minister of Cuba

Incumbent

Assumed office

21 December 2019

President Miguel Díaz-Canel

Preceded by Miguel Diaz-Canel (President of the Council of

Ministers)

Personal details

Born Manuel Marrero Cruz

11 July 1963 (age 57)
 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 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]