Adel Yzquierdo

Adel Yzquierdo
Minister of Transport
Assumed office
9 September 2015
Preceded byCésar Ignacio Arocha
Personal details
Born12 June 1945
Political partyCommunist Party of Cuba
Professionmilitary, engineer

Adel Onofre Yzquierdo Rodríguez (born 12 June 1945) is a Cuban politician and engineer.

Early life

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Yzquierdo Rodríguez studied at the V.V. Kuybyshev Institute of Civil Engineering in Moscow.

He has held several positions in the Council of Ministers: Minister of Economy and Planning from 2011 to 2014; First Vice-Minister of Economy and Planning from 26 September 2014 to 9 September 2015; and Minister of Transport from 9 September 2015 to date.

Yzquierdo was appointed Vice-President of the Council of Ministers on 20 February 2012.[1]

On 18 April 2019, he was elected to the National Assembly of People's Power, representing the municipality of Playa in Havana.

References

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  1. ^ "Designan nuevo Vicepresidente del Consejo de Ministros en Cuba". www.cadenagramonte.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2022.