Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya
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Born | 20 November 1960 |
Nationality | Cuban |
Known for | Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment |
Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya (born November 20, 1960) is a Cuban politician and academic. She served as Cuba's Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment for 11 years until being replaced by Eduardo Martínez in February 2024.[1]
Life
Pérez Montoya was born in 1960.[2] She began her career in academia, working as a professor, senior professor, vice dean of research and eventually head of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oriente in Santiago. She also held the role of professional secretary general of the University Party Committee.[3]
Pérez Montoya is a member of the Communist Party of Cuba and served as a representative in the National Assembly for Granma Province.[4] She became the Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment[5] in 2012.[citation needed]
In 2018 she was re-elected as a Deputy to Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power at Havana's Convention Center.[citation needed]
In 2019 the Cuban Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, ratified Minister Pérez Montoya as a member of his council of ministers.[6]
References
- ^ Acosta, Nelson (2 February 2024). "Cuban president sacks economy minister as controversy grows over price hikes". Reuters. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya". Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya". Partido Comunista de Cuba. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Diputados elegidos en la VIII Legislatura – Granma". Parlamento Cubano (in European Spanish). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Her Excellency Ms Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Republic of Cuba". 1 October 2019.
- ^ "The Government of the Republic of Cuba is appointed: Prime Minister, Vice Prime Ministers, and other members of the Council of Ministers". granma.cu. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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