José Ramón Machado Ventura

José Ramón Machado Ventura
Second Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 April 2011
Leader	Raúl Castro
Preceded by	Raúl Castro
2nd First Vice President of Cuba
In office 24 February 2008 – 24 February 2013
President	Raúl Castro
Preceded by	Raúl Castro
Succeeded by	Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez
Personal details
Born	(1930-10-26) 26 October 1930 (age 94) San Antonio de las Vueltas, Cuba
Political party	Communist Party of Cuba
Profession	Physician

José Ramón Machado Ventura, M.D. (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. Raúl Castro was elected as the President of Cuba on 24 February 2008. Machado was elected to succeed him as First Vice President.^[1] He has been Second Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba since 2011.

References

1. "Factbox: Facts about Cuba's new No.2, Machado Ventura". Reuters. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2014.