Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba)

The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (Spanish: Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias – MINFAR), also known as the Ministry of the FAR, is a Cuban military agency which is the executive body of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. The current Minister of the FAR is Corps General and longtime Chief of Staff Álvaro López Miera.^[1]

Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba

Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces emblem
Flag of the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
Logo of this ministry
Agency overview
Formed	16 February 1959; 66 years ago (1959-02-16)
Superseding agency	Ministry of National Defense
Jurisdiction	Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
Headquarters	Plaza de la Revolución, Havana
Minister responsible	Álvaro López Miera, Minister of the FAR
Agency executives	Lieutenant Gen. Roberto Legrá Sotolongo, Chief of the General Staff
Website	www.cubadefensa.cu

Leadership structure

• First Secretary – Miguel Díaz-Canel
• Commander in Chief – Miguel Díaz-Canel
• Minister of the FAR – Álvaro López Miera^[1]
• Chief of the General Staff – Roberto Legrá Sotolongo

Responsibilities

The MINFAR directs, controls, and executes the policy of the Communist Party of Cuba and the government regarding the activities of the readiness of the nation to defend itself. It is responsible for the budget of the military, as well as for making arms deals with other countries. This ministry fulfills these obligations in coordination with other government agencies and institutions. The powers and functions of the MINFAR are regulated in legislation from the National Assembly of People's Power.^[2]

Ministers

† denotes people who died in office.

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Ref.
1		Castro, RaúlComandante Raúl Castro (born 1931)	16 February 1959	24 February 2008	49 years, 8 days	PCC	—
2		Regueiro, Julio CasasCorps General Julio Casas Regueiro (1936–2011)	24 February 2008	3 September 2011 †	3 years, 191 days	PCC	[3]
3		Cintra Frías, LeopoldoCorps General Leopoldo Cintra Frías (born 1941)	9 November 2011	15 April 2021	9 years, 157 days	PCC	[4]
4		López Miera, ÁlvaroCorps General Álvaro López Miera (born 1943)	15 April 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 136 days	PCC	[5]

See also

• Cuba portal

• Council of Ministers of Cuba
• Intelligence Directorate (G2)
• Military Counterintelligence Directorate
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX)
• Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA)
• Ministry of the Interior (MININT)