Miguel Díaz-Canel
Miguel Díaz-Canel | |
|---|---|
| First Vice President of the Council of State | |
| Assumed office 24 February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | José Ramón Machado Ventura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez Mario 20 April 1960 Villa Clara Province, Cuba |
| Political party | Communist Party |
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (born 20 April 1960) is a Cuban politician.[1] He was elected as First Vice President of the Council of State in Cuba on February 24, 2013.[2]
Early life and education
He graduated in 1982 as an electronics engineer, at which time he joined the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces until 1985.[1] Beginning in April of that year he taught at the University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas. In 1987 he completed an international mission in Nicaragua as First Secretary of the "La Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas (UJC)" of Villa Clara.[3]
In 1993 he started work with the Communist Party of Cuba and a year later was elected First Secretary of the Provincial Committee of Villa Clara Province.[1] In 2003 he was elected to the same position in the province of Holguin.[1][4]
He was appointed Minister of Higher Education in May 2009, a position which he released on March 22, 2012 when he became Vice President of the Council of Ministers.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Damien Cave, Raúl Castro Says His Current Term as President of Cuba Will Be His Last, The New York Times, February 24, 2013
- ^ http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2013/02/24/ratificado-raul-como-presidente-del-consejo-de-estado/
- ^ http://ebookbrowse.com/miguel-mario-diaz-canel-bermudez-pdf-d371766625
- ^ http://www.cubaheadlines.com/es/2009/05/08/17064/en_sustitucion_de_juan_vela_es_designado_miguel_diaz_canel_ministro_de_educacion_superior.html
- ^ http://www.granma.cubasi.cu/2012/03/22/nacional/artic03.html
External links
- "LOS CANDIDATOS DEL PUEBLO - VILLA CLARA (The Local Candidates)"
- "Designan vicepresidente de Cuba a Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez"
- "Vicepresidente de Cuba pidió unión a los venezolanos ante intentos desestabilizadores"
- "Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez - Juventu Rebelde (Diario de la juventud cubana)"
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