President of Cuba

President of the Council of State of Cuba Presidente del Consejo de Estado de Cuba
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Incumbent Raúl Castro since February 24, 2008
Residence
Appointer	National Assembly of People's Power
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Fidel Castro (1976 Constitution)
Formation	1902

The President of Cuba (Spanish: Presidente de Cuba), officially called from 1976 President of the Council of State (Spanish: Presidente del Consejo de Estado de Cuba), is the head of the Council of State of Cuba. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1976.

The President of the Council of State is, at the same time, the President (as Prime Minister) of the Council of Ministers of Cuba, the head of government. In cases of the absence, illness or death of the President of the Council of State, the First Vice President assumes the President’s duties.

The President of Cuba has the power to: