Roberto Morales Ojeda | |
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Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba | |
In office 21 July 2018 – 10 October 2019 | |
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 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]
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]
Roberto Morales Ojeda | |
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Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba | |
In office 21 July 2018 – 10 October 2019 | |
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 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]
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]