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The Council of State (Spanish: Consejo de Estado) of Cuba is a 31-member body of the government of Cuba, elected by the National Assembly of People's Power. It has the authority to exercise most legislative power between sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power, subject to its approval, and to call the National Assembly of People's Power into session between its scheduled twice yearly sessions.

The National Assembly is only in session for a few days each year.[1] Members of the Council of State, which serve in the National Assembly, do not reflect popular outcomes in the elections. According to a 2021 study, under competitive elections, most members of the Council of State might have been defeated.[1]

The membership consists of a President, a Secretary, a First Vice President, five Vice Presidents, and 27 additional members. The President, the Secretary, the First Vice President, and the five Vice Presidents are also members of the Council of Ministers. With the passage of the 2019 Cuban Constitution, the post of President of the Council of State will be to the President of the National Assembly, while the functions of the head of state will be transferred from the Council of State to the restored office of President of the Republic.[2]

9th Council of State (2018–2019)

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Rank Name Birth Office Portrait PCC
membership
1 Miguel Díaz-Canel

1960

 President, Council of State PB
2 Salvador Valdés Mesa

1945

 First Vice President, Council of State

—

 PB
3 Ramiro Valdés Menéndez

1932

 Vice President, Council of State

—

 PB
4 Roberto Tomás Morales Ojeda

1967

 Vice President, Council of State

—

 PB
5 Gladys María Bejerano Portela

1947

 Vice President, Council of State

—

—

6 Inés María Chapman Waugh

1965

 Vice President, Council of State

—

—

7 Beatriz Johnson Urrutia

1969

 Vice President, Council of State

—

—

8 Homero Acosta Álvarez

1964

 Secretary, Council of State

—

—

9 Leopoldo Cintra Frías

1928

—

—

 PB
10 Teresa Maria Amarelle Boué

1963

—

—

 PB
11 Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento

1964

—

—

 PB
12 Miriam Nicado García

1959

—

—

 PB
13 Guillermo García Frías

1928

—

—

—

14 Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla

1958

—

—

—

15 Martha del Carmen Mesa Valenciana

1960

—

—

—

16 Carlos Rafael Miranda Martínez

1964

—

—

—

17 Susely Morfa González

1982

—

—

—

18 Rafael Antonio Santiesteban

1969

—

—

—

19 Miguel Ángel Barnet Lanza

1928

—

—

—

20 Ileana Amparo Flores Morales

1966

—

—

—

21 Raúl Alejandro Palmero Fernández

1995

—

—

—

22 Jorge Amador Berlanga Acosta

1962

—

—

—

23 Yipsi Moreno

1980

—

—

—

24 Elizabeth Peña

1964

—

—

—

25 Yoerky Sánchez Cuéllar

1983

—

—

—

26 Ivis Niuba Villa Millán

1973

—

—

—

27 Bárbara Alexis Terry Depestre

1972

—

—

—

28 Reyna Salermo Escalona

1965

—

—

—

29 Rosalina Fournier Frómeta

1965

—

—

—

30 Carlos Alberto Martínez Blanco

1969

—

—

—

31 Felicia Martínez Suárez

1963

—

—

—

  1. ^ a b Domínguez, Jorge I. (2021). "The Democratic Claims of Communist Regime Leaders: Cuba's Council of State in a Comparative Context". Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 54 (1–2): 45–65. doi:10.1525/j.postcomstud.2021.54.1-2.45. ISSN 0967-067X. S2CID 236365630.
  2. ^ Marc Frank (February 21, 2019). "Explainer: What is old and new in Cuba's proposed constitution". Reuters. Retrieved February 24, 2019.