Marino Murillo Jorge | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Economy and Planning | |
| In office 25 September 2014 – 14 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Raúl Castro |
| Preceded by | Abel Rodriguez |
| In office 2 March 2009 – 25 March 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Raúl Castro |
| Deputy | Abel Rodriguez (as First Deputy Minister) Perez Betancourt (as Deputy Minister) |
| Preceded by | José García |
| Succeeded by | Abel Rodriguez |
| Minister of Internal Trade | |
| In office 2006 – 2 March 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Raúl Castro Fidel Castro |
| Deputy | Jacinto Pardo (as First Deputy Minister) |
| Preceded by | Barbara Cuesta |
| Succeeded by | Jacinto Pardo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1961 Manzanillo, Cuba |
| Political party | Communist Party of Cuba |
| Alma mater | National Defence College |
Marino Alberto Murillo Jorge (19 February 1961) is a Cuban politician, economist and former military officer. He received national media attention in 2009 on his appointment as Minister of Economy and Planning following the government shake-up announced by Raúl Castro on 2 March 2009. Murillo retained this post until 25 March 2011, but was reappointed to it on 25 September 2014 to lead reform efforts in the economic sphere. On 14 July 2016 he was sacked from his post for a second time, and moved to a new role tackling market reforms.[1]
As Minister of Economy and Planning, his role was to spearhead economic reforms initiated by Raúl Castro. Murillo's intention is to rid the Cuban economy of its paternalistic features by updating the economic system. Murillo dislikes the idea of Cuba copying the economic reforms of Vietnam and China, claiming that the newly established private markets will benefit socialism rather than capitalism.