Vice President of Cuba
# Vice President of Cuba

The vice president of Cuba, previously the vice president of the Council of State between 1976 and 2019, is the second highest political position obtainable in the Council of State of Cuba. Currently there is a provision for several vice presidents, who are elected in the same manner as the president of Cuba.

Historically, the vice president of Cuba was elected in the same ticket with the president. The position has been in use 1902–1928, 1936, 1940–1958, and since 1976.

## Vice presidents of the Republic in Arms (1869–1899)

| Portrait | Name | Entered office | Left office | President |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Francisco Vicente Aguilera | April 1869 | February 1877 | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes |
| | Francisco Javier de Céspedes | April 1877 | October 1877 | Tomás Estrada Palma |
| Vacant between 1878 and 1895 |||||
| | Bartolomé Masó Márquez | September 1895 | September 1897 | Salvador Cisneros Betancourt |
| | Domingo Méndez Capote | September 1897 | May 1899 | Bartolomé Masó Márquez |

## Vice presidents of the Republic (1902–1959)

| Portrait | Name | Entered office | Left office | President |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Luis Estévez y Romero | May 1902 | March 1905 | Tomás Estrada Palma |
| | Domingo Méndez Capote | January 1906 | September 1906 | Tomás Estrada Palma |
| Vacant between 1906 and 1909 |||||
| | Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso | January 1909 | May 1913 | José Miguel Gómez |
| | Enrique José Varona | May 1913 | May 1917 | Mario García Menocal |
| | Emilio Núñez | May 1917 | May 1921 | Mario García Menocal |
| | Francisco Carrillo Morales | May 1921 | May 1925 | Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso |
| | Carlos de la Rosa Hernández | May 1925 | May 1929 | Gerardo Machado |
| Abolished between 1929 and 1936 |||||
| | Federico Laredo Brú | May 1936 | December 1936 | Miguel Mariano Gómez |
| Vacant between 1936 and 1940 |||||
| | Gustavo Cuervo Rubio | October 1940 | October 1944 | Fulgencio Batista |
| | Raúl de Cárdenas Echarte | October 1944 | October 1948 | Ramón Grau |
| | Guillermo Alonso Pujol | October 1948 | March 1952 | Carlos Prío Socarrás |
| Vacant between 1952 and 1955 |||||
| | Rafael Guas Inclán | February 1955 | 1 January 1959 | Fulgencio Batista |

## First vice presidents of the Council of State (1976–2019)

| Name | Entered office | Left office | President |
| - | - | - | - |
| Raúl Castro | December 1976 | February 2008 | Fidel Castro |
| José Ramón Machado Ventura | February 2008 | February 2013 | Raúl Castro |
| Miguel Díaz-Canel | February 2013 | April 2018 | Raúl Castro |
| Salvador Valdés Mesa | April 2018 | 10 October 2019 | Miguel Díaz-Canel |

Vice-presidents elected by the National Assembly on 19 April 2018:

* First Vice-President: Salvador Valdés Mesa
* Vice-President: Ramiro Valdes Menendez
* Vice-President: Roberto Tomas Morales Ojeda
* Vice-President: Gladys Maria Bejerano Portela

## Vice President of the Republic of Cuba (2019–present)

| Portrait | Name | Entered office | Left office | President |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Salvador Valdés Mesa | 10 October 2019 | Incumbent | Miguel Díaz-Canel |
