Vice President of Cuba facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vice President of the Republic of Cuba
Coat of arms of Cuba
Incumbent Salvador Valdés Mesa since 19 April 2018
Council of State
Style	Mr Vice President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Council of Ministers
Residence	Palacio de la Revolución
Appointer	National Assembly of People's Power
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Raúl Castro
Formation	2 December 1976; 48 years ago (1976-12-02)

The vice president of Cuba, previously the vice president of the Council of State between 1976 and 2019, is the second highest political position obtainable in the Council of State of Cuba. Currently there is a provision for several vice presidents, who are elected in the same manner as the president of Cuba.

Historically, the vice president of Cuba was elected in the same ticket with the president. The position has been in use 1902–1928, 1936, 1940–1958, and since 1976.

Vice presidents of the Republic in Arms (1869–1899)

Portrait	Name	Entered office	Left office	President
	Francisco Vicente Aguilera	April 1869	February 1877	Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
	Francisco Javier de Céspedes	April 1877	October 1877	Tomás Estrada Palma
Vacant between 1878 and 1895
	Bartolomé Masó Márquez	September 1895	September 1897	Salvador Cisneros Betancourt
	Domingo Méndez Capote	September 1897	May 1899	Bartolomé Masó Márquez

Vice presidents of the Republic (1902–1959)

Portrait	Name	Entered office	Left office	President
	Luis Estévez y Romero	May 1902	March 1905	Tomás Estrada Palma
	Domingo Méndez Capote	January 1906	September 1906
Vacant between 1906 and 1909
	Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso	January 1909	May 1913	José Miguel Gómez
	Enrique José Varona	May 1913	May 1917	Mario García Menocal
	Emilio Núñez	May 1917	May 1921
	Francisco Carrillo Morales	May 1921	May 1925	Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
	Carlos de la Rosa Hernández	May 1925	May 1929	Gerardo Machado
Abolished between 1929 and 1936
	Federico Laredo Brú	May 1936	December 1936	Miguel Mariano Gómez
Vacant between 1936 and 1940
	Gustavo Cuervo Rubio	October 1940	October 1944	Fulgencio Batista
	Raúl de Cárdenas Echarte	October 1944	October 1948	Ramón Grau
	Guillermo Alonso Pujol	October 1948	March 1952	Carlos Prío Socarrás
Vacant between 1952 and 1955
	Rafael Guas Inclán	February 1955	1 January 1959	Fulgencio Batista

First vice presidents of the Council of State (1976–2019)

Portrait	Name	Entered office	Left office	President
	Raúl Castro	December 1976	February 2008	Fidel Castro
	José Ramón Machado Ventura	February 2008	February 2013	Raúl Castro
	Miguel Díaz-Canel	February 2013	April 2018
	Salvador Valdés Mesa	April 2018	10 October 2019	Miguel Díaz-Canel

Vice-presidents elected by the National Assembly on 19 April 2018:

• First Vice-President: Salvador Valdés Mesa
• Vice-President: Ramiro Valdes Menendez
• Vice-President: Roberto Tomas Morales Ojeda
• Vice-President: Gladys Maria Bejerano Portela

Vice President of the Republic of Cuba (2019–present)

Portrait	Name	Entered office	Left office	President
	Salvador Valdés Mesa	10 October 2019	Incumbent	Miguel Díaz-Canel

See also

In Spanish: Vicepresidente de Cuba para niños

• Elections in Cuba
• President of Cuba
• List of current vice presidents