Roberto Morales Ojeda
Member of the PCC Politburo and Secretariat (cadres)
Roberto Morales Ojeda is a Politburo and Secretariat member of the Cuban Communist Party, with the cadres portfolio that decides senior Party appointments.
Quick facts
- Role: Member of the PCC Politburo and Secretariat (cadres)
- Spanish title: Miembro del Buró Político y Secretariado del PCC
- Born: 1967-10-04 — Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Nationality: Cuban
- Affiliations: Politburo of the PCC; Secretariat of the PCC — cadres portfolio
- Sanctioned by OFAC: No
Biography
Roberto Tomás Morales Ojeda is a member of both the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba. Within the Secretariat his portfolio covers the internal life of the Party and cadres policy — meaning he is the senior figure responsible for the selection and rotation of PCC officials at provincial and national level. In a one-party state, that brief is one of the most operationally consequential roles in the country.
Morales was Minister of Public Health from 2010 to 2018, presiding over the international expansion of Cuba's medical-mission programme — one of the regime's largest sources of hard currency. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2018 to 2019 before joining the Secretariat.
He is widely seen as one of the rising figures who could feature in succession discussions at the 9th PCC Congress, currently scheduled for April 2026.
Career timeline
- : Appointed Minister of Public Health.
- : Becomes Deputy Prime Minister.
- : Joins the Secretariat of the PCC, leaves the cabinet.
- : Re-elected to the Politburo at the 8th Congress.