Cesar Ignacio Arocha Dismissed as Transport Minister and Adel Yzquierdo Appointed

Cesar Ignacio Arocha Dismissed as Transport Minister and Adel Yzquierdo
Appointed / 14ymedio
Posted on September 10, 2015

14ymedio, Havana, 9 September 2015 – The Council of State has dismissed
the Minister of Transport, Cesar Ignacio Arocha Macid, according to the
official media. Adel Yzquierdo Rodriguez, currently the first deputy
minister of the Ministry of Economy and Planning, will replace him.

Yzquierdo Rodriguez is considered a trusted figure of Raul Castro.
According to Café Fuerte in 2012, when he was unexpectedly appointed
first deputy economy minister, he came from the ranks of the Ministry of
the Armed Forces (Minfar), where he was director of business and head of
Planning and the Economy. A mechanical engineer, the same year he was
appointed to the Politburo.

The newspaper Granma affirmed that "it was agreed to relieve [Arocha
Macid] from his post," for "renewal" and that "he would be assigned
other tasks," although it does not specify which ones.

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