Roberto Morales Ojeda
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Roberto Morales Ojeda | |
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| Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba | |
| Assumed office 21 July 2018 | |
| President | Miguel Díaz-Canel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1967 |
Roberto Tomás Morales Ojeda (born 15 June 1967)[1] is a Cuban physician and politician who currently serves 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]
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.[4]
He was elected to the National Assembly of People's Power in 2008.[4] In 2014, he served as President of the sixty-seventh session of the WHO's World Health Assembly.[4] 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.[5]
References
- ^ Consejo de Ministros: Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular
- ^ Miembros del Buró Político del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba
- ^ Nombra Cuba nuevo ministro de salud pública
- ^ a b c Dr Roberto Morales Ojeda, Minister of Public Health of Cuba
- ^ https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/cuba-seats-new-ministers-but-old-guard-influence-remains/article_e6bce838-f2d9-557e-a917-b85adc5a7ea7.html