The following is the 8th Council of State of the Republic of Cuba, which sat from 2013 to 2018.

Members of the 8th Council of State (2013–2018)

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Raúl Castro Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (; ; born 3 June 1931) is a retired Cuban politician and general who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party communist state, from 2011 to 2021, succeed ...

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Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disamb ...

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Gladys María Bejerano Portela Gladys María Bejerano Portela (born January 7, 1947) is Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba, and serves as the Comptroller General of Cuba. Bejerano Portela was promoted in 2006 as Minister of Audit and Control. Prior to that positio ...

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Ramiro Valdés Menéndez Ramiro Valdés Menéndez (born 28 April 1932) is a Cuban politician. He became a Government Vice President in the 2009 shake-up by Raúl Castro. Biography A veteran of the Cuban Revolution, Valdés fought alongside Fidel Castro at the attack on ...

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Salvador Valdés Mesa Salvador Antonio Valdés Mesa (born 13 June 1945) is a Cuban politicianDamien CaveRaúl Castro Says His Current Term as President of Cuba Will Be His Last ''The New York Times'', 24 February 2013 and former trade union leader. He is the First Vi ...

, - , Secretary , , Homero Acosta Álvarez , - , Refinery Manager at Sancti Spiritus , , Lester Alain Alemán Hurtado , - , General Secretary of the Federation of Cuban Women, , Teresa Amarelle Boué , - , Director of Pharmaceuticals in Camagüey , , Yaramis Armenteros Medina , - , President of the Union of Writers and Artists , ,

Miguel Barnet Lanza --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disambi ...

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Leopoldo Cintra Frías Leopoldo Cintra Frías is a Cuban military and political leader. Cintra was the former Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba. Military career He participated in the Cuban Revolution in November 1957 at the age of 16. His first act ...

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Rafael Ramón Santiesteban Pozo Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * ...

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Tania León Silveira Tania is usually a given name. It may refer to: Given name * Tânia Alves, Brazilian actress and singer * Tania Brishty, Bangladesh actress and model * Princess Tania de Bourbon Parme, French designer * Tania de Jong, Dutch-born Australian sopra ...

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Álvaro López Miera Corps General Álvaro López Miera is a Cuban military and political leader and has served as the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba since 15 April 2021. Military career He was born in the City of Havana on December 26, 1943 i ...

, - , Second Secretary of the Workers' Central Union of Cuba , , Carmen Rosa López Rodríguez , - , Unknown , , Martha del Carmen Mesa Valenciano , - , National Coordinator of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution , , Carlos Rafael Miranda Martínez , - , Rector of the University of Computer Sciences , , Miriam Nicado García , - , Director of the Center for Medical Genetics of Pinar del Rio , , Rosa Elena Simeón Negrín , - , Director of the Research Institute of Tropical Viandas , , Sergio Rodríguez Morales , - , Vice President of the Council of Ministers , ,

Marino Alberto Murillo Jorge Marino Alberto Murillo Jorge (19 February 1961) is a Cuban people, Cuban politician, economist and former military officer. He received national media attention in 2009 on his appointment as Minister of Economy and Planning following the 2009 Cuban ...

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Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla (born 22 January 1958) is a Cuban diplomat and politician. He is a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba, and has served as Cuba's List of Foreign Ministers of Cuba, Minister of Foreign Affairs ...

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