The Council of State ( Spanish Consejo de Estado ) - according to the Constitution of 1976, is a body that acts on behalf of the legislature (National Assembly of People's Power) between the sessions of the latter. Decisions are taken by vote from a simple majority of its members.
| State Council of the Republic of Cuba | |
|---|---|
| Consejo de estado de cuba | |
| VIII convocation | |
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| Type of | |
| Type of | legislative power and the collective head of state. |
| Manual | |
| Chairman of the State Council | Raul Castro from February 24, 2008 |
| First Vice Chairman of the State Council | Diaz-Kanel, Miguel from February 24, 2013 |
| Structure | |
| Members | 31 |
| Site | |
| cubagob.cu | |
The Commission consists of a chairman , secretary, first vice-chairman, five vice-chairmen and 27 additional members. The chairman , secretary, first vice chair, and five vice chairs are also members of the Council of Ministers.
Content
Constitutional powers of the State Council
Article 90 of the Constitution establishes the powers of the State Council:
- Ensure special sessions of the National Assembly of People’s Power
- Establish an election date for the periodic renewal of the National Assembly of People’s Power
Legislative authority
- Issuing decrees laws
- Implementation of legislative initiative
- Ratifies and denounces international treaties
- Confirms its rules
Supervisory powers of constitutionality and legality
- Gives to existing laws, if necessary, a general interpretation and mandatory
- On the suspension of the decisions of the Council of Ministers and the agreements and provisions of the local assembly of people's power that do not comply with the Constitution or the law, or when they affect the interests of other settlements or the whole country of the country
Appointment Powers and Rewards
- Appoints and dismisses, at the suggestion of the President, the diplomatic representatives of Cuba in other states
- Or refusal to recognize diplomatic representatives of other states
- Appoint committees
Schools in exceptional states
- Decree on general mobilization to protect the country in case of need to assume the authority to declare war in the event of aggression
Other powers
- Other powers provided for by the Constitution and laws or granted to them by the National Assembly of People’s Power.
Composition
I convocation (1976-1981)
- Chair: Fidel Castro
- Vice-Chairman: Raul Castro
- Vice-Chairs: Juan Almeida Bosque , Ramiro Valdez Menendez, Guillermo Garcia Frias, Blas Roca Calderio, Carlos Rodriguez
- Secretary: Celia Sanchez, Jose M. Miyar Barrueco (1980)
II convocation (1981-1986)
- Chair: Fidel Castro
- Vice-Chairman: Raul Castro
- Vice-Chairs: Juan Almeida Bosque, Ramiro Valdez Menendez, Guillermo Garcia Frias, Blas Roca Calderio, Carlos Rodriguez
- Secretary: Jose M., Miyar Barrueco
III convocation (1986-1993)
- Chair: Fidel Castro
- Vice-Chairman: Raul Castro
- Vice-Chairs: Juan Almeida Bosque, Osmani Gorriaran, Pedro Prietto, Jose Ramon Ventura Carlos Rodriguez
- Secretary: Jose M., Miyar Barrueco
IV convocation (1993-1998)
- Chair: Fidel Castro
- Vice-Chairman: Raul Castro
- Vice-Chairs: Juan Almeida Bosque, Carlos Lache Davila, Esteban Lazo, Jose Ramon Ventura, Abelardo Colome Ibarra
- Secretary: Jose M., Miyar Barrueco
V convocation (1998—2003)
- Chair: Fidel Castro
- Vice-Chairman: Raul Castro
- Vice-Chairs: Juan Almeida Bosque, Carlos Lache Davila, Esteban Lazo, Jose Ramon Ventura, Abelardo Colome Ibarra
- Secretary: Jose M., Miyar Barrueco
VI convocation (2003—2008)
- Chair: Fidel Castro, Raul Castro (i. O. 2006)
- Vice-Chairman: Raul Castro
- Vice-Chairs: Juan Almeida Bosque, Carlos Lache Davila, Esteban Lazo, Jose Ramon Ventura, Abelardo Colome Ibarra
- Secretary: Jose M., Miyar Barrueco
VII convocation (2008—2013)
- Chair: Raul Castro
- Vice-President: José Ramón Machado Ventura
- Vice Chairs: Juan Almeida Bosque (Gladys Maria Bejerano Portela (2009), Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Esteban Lazo , Abelardo Colom Ibarra
- Secretary: Jose M., Miyar Barrueco, Acosta Alvarez (2009)
VIII convocation (2013—2018)
- Chair: Raul Castro
- Vice Chairman:
- Vice Chairs:
- Secretary:
VIIII convocation (since 2018)
- Chair: Raul Castro
Jose Ramon Machado Ventura
- Vice Chairs:
- Secretary: Jose M.
See also
- Cuba Council of Ministers
- National Assembly of People's Power