Dr. José Miguel Miyar Barruecos (born 3 August 1932, in Siboney) is a

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and the Cuban Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment from 2009 to March 2012.

Biography

Dr. Miyar was a member in the Cuban Revolutionary Forces. He is a medical doctor. He was the Director of the Cuban Rural Medical Service. He was Secretary to the

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from 1980 to 2009. Dr. Miyar was a Deputy in the National Assembly of Popular Power and a Member of the Central Committee of the

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until 2013.

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