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Cuba appoints Castro relative Oscar Perez-Oliva as Deputy PM amid economic crisis and backlash over nepotism.
Óscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, a 54-year-old electronics engineer and great-nephew of Fidel and Raúl Castro, has been appointed Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister and retains his role as Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment.
The appointment, confirmed by the Communist Party’s Political Bureau and the Council of State on October 17, 2025, comes amid a deepening economic crisis and widespread public frustration.
His rise has drawn criticism over nepotism and the continued concentration of power within the Castro family and their allies, despite President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s public emphasis on generational change.
Pérez-Oliva Fraga, who previously led the Mariel Special Development Zone and state enterprises, faces mounting pressure to attract foreign investment while the country grapples with shortages, inflation, and declining economic performance.
Cuba nombra al pariente de Castro, Oscar Pérez-Oliva, como viceprimer ministro en medio de la crisis económica y la reacción en contra del nepotismo.