The Politburo is the highest political organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.
History The Politburo of the Central Committee was established on 3 October 1965 when the United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution was transformed into the present-day Communist Party of Cuba. It was established as the party's highest decision-making body between plenary sessions of the Central Committee, and its meetings were to be chaired by the First Secretary of the Central Committee. Of the eight members elected to the Provisional Politburo three concurrently served as members of the Provisional Secretariat.
Alternate membership in the Politburo was abolished at the 4th Party Congress, held on 10–14 October 1991, with the intention of streamlining the party's decision-making process.
Terms Term Members Period Duration Male Female Reelected Start End Provisional 8 0 8 3 October 1965 17 December 1975 1st 13 0 13 22 December 1975 17 December 1980 2nd 26 1 15 20 December 1980 4 February 1986 3rd 23 1 10 7 February 1986 10 October 1991 4th 22 3 16 14 October 1991 8 October 1997 5th 22 2 8 10 October 1997 16 April 2011 6th 15 1 11 19 April 2011 16 April 2016 7th 13 4 9 19 April 2016 16 April 2021 8th 11 3 19 April 2021 Incumbent
See also Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba
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