Central Bank of Cuba

The Central Bank of Cuba (Banco Central de Cuba, BCC) is the central bank of Cuba. It was created in 1997 to take over many of the functions of the National Bank of Cuba (Banco Nacional de Cuba), which was established on 23 December 1948 and began operations on 27 April 1950.

The current president of the bank is Joaquín Alonso Vázquez.

Organization
The bank is headed by a single president with five vice-presidents:


 * First Vice President
 * Administrative Vice President
 * Vice President, Analysis and Strategic Objectives of the Cuban Bank System
 * Vice President, Macroeconomics
 * Vice-president, Operations

The president of the Central Bank is a member of the Council of Ministers of Cuba.

Presidents
Presidents of the National Bank of Cuba and of the Central Bank of Cuba.
 * Felipe Pazos, 1950 – April 1952
 * Joaquín Martínez Sáenz, April 1952 – 1958
 * Felipe Pazos, January 1959 – November 1959
 * Che Guevara, 26 November 1959 – 1961
 * Raúl Cepero Bonilla, 1961–1962
 * Orlando Pérez Rodríguez, 1962 – 1973
 * Raúl León Torrás, 1973 – 1985
 * Héctor Rodríguez Llompart, 1985 – 1995
 * Francisco Soberón Valdés, 1995 – 2009
 * Ernesto Medina Villaveiran, 2009 – 2017
 * Irma Margarita Martínez Castrillón, 2017 – 2020
 * Marta Sabina Wilson González, 2020-2023
 * Joaquín Alonso Vázquez Since 15 February 2023