Salvador Pardo Cruz

Brigade General Salvador Pardo Cruz is a Cuban politician and the Cuban Minister of Heavy Industries (2009–present), replacing Fernando Acosta Santana after the 2009 shake-up by Raúl Castro.

Salvador Pardo Cruz
Cuban Minister of Heavy Industries
Assumed office
March 2009
Preceded byFernando Acosta Santana
Personal details
Political partyCommunist Party of Cuba
ProfessionRadiotechnical Engineer

Early life

He is a radiotechnical engineer. He had previously held the position of Director of the Military Industries Union. He is a member of the Communist Party of Cuba.

He was superior officer of the Revolutionary Armed Forces for more than 45 years, mainly in combat units of the Coheterile Antiaircraft Troops. He was General Coordinator and Director in 1998 of the companies belonging to the Union of Military Industry. He is in charge, since 2009, of the Ministry of the Sidero-Mechanical and Electronic Industry, replacing Fernando Acosta Santana and thus ending his position as General Director of the Union of Military Industry.

References
  • The Miami Herald, Cuban Economy: Purge Aims to Halt Cuba's Economic Free Fall, Sunday March 8, 2009, Page 1A.
  • Granma, Salvador Pardo Cruz, Tuesday, March 3, 2009, Nacionales Page 5
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.