José Ramón Machado Ventura

José Ramón Machado Ventura
Ventura in 2019
Second Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee
In office
19 April 2011 – 19 April 2021
First SecretaryRaúl Castro
Miguel Diaz-Canel
Preceded byRaúl Castro
Succeeded byPost Abolished
First Vice President of the Council of State
In office
24 February 2008 – 24 February 2013
PresidentRaúl Castro
Preceded byRaúl Castro
Succeeded byMiguel Diaz-Canel
Personal details
Born (1930-10-26) 26 October 1930
Party26th of July Movement (1955–1962)
Communist Party of Cuba (1965–present)
ProfessionPhysician
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José Ramón Machado Ventura (born 26 October 1930) is a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the First Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba from 2008 to 2013. With the election of Raúl Castro as President of the Council of State on 24 February 2008, Machado was elected to succeed him as First Vice President, serving until 2013. He was elected Second Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in 2011.