Manuel Marrero Cruz facts for kids
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Manuel Marrero Cruz
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Marrero in 2022
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| 18th Prime Minister of Cuba | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2019 |
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| 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 |
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| President | Fidel Castro Raúl Castro Miguel Díaz-Canel |
| Succeeded by | Juan Carlos García Grada |
| Member of the National Assembly of People's Power | |
| Assumed office 19 April 2023 |
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| Constituency | Holguín |
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Manuel Marrero Cruz
11 July 1963 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 was born on July 11, 1963. He is a Cuban politician who currently serves as the Prime Minister of Cuba. He is the first person to hold this important job since it was brought back in December 2019. The position of Prime Minister had not existed in Cuba for 43 years! Before becoming Prime Minister, Marrero was Cuba's Minister of Tourism for a long time, from 2004 to 2019. He is a member of the Communist Party of Cuba.
Early Life and Career
Manuel Marrero Cruz was born in July 1963, in a place called Holguín in eastern Cuba. He studied to become an architect. In 1990, he started working in the tourism industry.
He began his career at the Gaviota Group, which is a tourism company. He worked his way up, becoming a director of hotels and then a general director. Eventually, he became the president of Gaviota. In 2004, Fidel Castro chose him to be the Minister of Tourism. He kept this job until December 2019.
Prime Minister of Cuba
Becoming Prime Minister
In 2019, Cuba made a new constitution. This new constitution brought back the job of Prime Minister of Cuba. The last person to be Prime Minister before this was Fidel Castro in 1976.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel officially suggested Manuel Marrero Cruz for the role. All 594 members of the National Assembly of People's Power (Cuba's parliament) agreed with the choice. So, Manuel Marrero Cruz became the Prime Minister in December 2019.
Under Cuba's new constitution, a Prime Minister can serve for five years. In 2023, four years after he first became Prime Minister, he was re-elected to the National Assembly of People's Power. He was then chosen again to lead the Cuban government.
See also
In Spanish: Manuel Marrero para niños
