Margarita Marlene González Fernández is a Cuban
politician
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and is the
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
n Minister of Labor and Social Security (2009–present). She was appointed as a result of the
2009 shake-up by Raúl Castro.
Early life
Ms. González has a Master's Degree in Human Resources and is an Industrial Engineer. In 2001, she was made Vice Minister of Labor and Social Security and in 2003, she was appointed to First Vice Minister. She is a member of the
Communist Party of Cuba
The Communist Party of Cuba (, PCC) is the sole ruling party of Cuba. It was founded on 3 October 1965 as the successor to the United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution, which was in turn made up of the 26th of July Movement and Popu ...
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References
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The Miami Herald
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, ''Cuban Economy: Purge Aims to Halt Cuba's Economic Free Fall'', Sunday March 8, 2009, Page 1A.
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20090306080555/http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/pdf/martes/pagina5.pdf
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071011123545/http://wtopnews.com/?nid=105
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Government ministers of Cuba
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Communist Party of Cuba politicians
Women government ministers of Cuba
21st-century Cuban women politicians
21st-century Cuban politicians