Roberto Morales Ojeda

Roberto Morales Ojeda
Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba
In office 21 July 2018 – 10 October 2019
President	Miguel Díaz-Canel
Personal details
Born	(1967-06-15) 15 June 1967 (age 57)

Roberto Tomás Morales Ojeda (born 15 June 1967)[1] is a Cuban physician and politician who served as a Vice President of Cuba. He is a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC)[2] and, between 2010 and 2018, served in the Council of Ministers as Minister of Public Health.[3] Currently, he is the secretary of organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.[4]

Early life

Born in the province of Cienfuegos, Morales Ojeda completed a degree in medicine in 1991,^[citation needed] with a specialization in comprehensive and general medicine. He later completed a master's degree in public health.[5]

He was elected to the National Assembly of People's Power in 2008.[5] In 2014, he served as President of the sixty-seventh session of the WHO's World Health Assembly.[5] On 19 April 2018, he was elected one of the six Vice-presidents of Cuba.^[citation needed] The National Assembly officially approved his, as well as other Cabinet nominations, in a vote of confidence on 21 July 2018.[6]

References

1. "Consejo de Ministros: Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular". Archived from the original on 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
2. Miembros del Buró Político del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba
3. "Nombra Cuba nuevo ministro de salud pública". Archived from the original on 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
4. Chinese premier meets with PCC delegation
5. Dr Roberto Morales Ojeda, Minister of Public Health of Cuba
6. https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/cuba-seats-new-ministers-but-old-guard-influence-remains/article_e6bce838-f2d9-557e-a917-b85adc5a7ea7.html^[permanent dead link‍]