Editing Politics of Cuba (section)

== Executive ==
[[Executive power]] in the Cuban government is exercised by the Council of Ministers.<ref name=":02" />{{Rp|page=38}} From February 1959 until February 2008, Cuba was led by revolutionary leader [[Fidel Castro]], who was [[head of state]], [[head of government]], [[First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba|first secretary of the Communist Party]], and [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[Cuban armed forces]]. The [[Ministry of Interior]] is the principal organ of state security and control.

According to the article 94 of the [[Constitution of Cuba|constitution]], the first vice president of the Council of State assumes presidential duties upon the illness or death of the president. On July 31, 2006, during the [[2006 Cuban transfer of duties]], Fidel Castro delegated his duties as president of the [[Council of State of Cuba|Council of State]], first secretary of the Communist Party, and the post of [[commander in chief]] of the armed forces to first vice president [[Raúl Castro]]. Since 2019, the president of Cuba is also limited to two five year terms.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-44836358|title=Cuba sets out new constitutional reforms|date=15 July 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-01-09|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-constitution-explainer/explainer-what-is-old-and-new-in-cubas-proposed-constitution-idUSKCN1QA273|title=Explainer: What is old and new in Cuba's proposed constitution|author=Marc Frank|work=Reuters|date=21 February 2019 |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://havanatimes.org/?p=139909|title=Some Traps in Cuba's New Constitution|publisher=The Havana Times|date=21 August 2018|author=Antonio Recio}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Cuba-expands-rights-but-rejects-radical-change-in-updated-constitution/1601551276671/|title=Cuba expands rights but rejects radical change in updated constitution|website=UPI|language=en|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mega|first=Emiliano Rodríguez|date=2019-03-08|title=Cuba acknowledges climate change threats in its constitution|journal=Nature|volume=567|issue=7747|pages=155|language=EN|doi=10.1038/d41586-019-00760-3|pmid=30862928|bibcode=2019Natur.567..155M |doi-access=free}}</ref>