| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Jefe del Estado Mayor General de las Fuerzas Armadas de Cuba (Spanish) | |
| Flag of the Chief of the General Staff | |
since 19 April 2021 | |
| Type | Chief of staff |
| Reports to | President of Cuba Minister of Defense |
| Seat | MINFAR |
| Appointer | First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba President of Cuba |
| Formation | 19 April 1972 |
| Deputy | First Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
The Chief of the General Staffof the Revolutionary Armed Forces is the head of the General Staff and the highest ranking officer of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces or is also the senior-most uniformed military officer. He is appointed by the President of Cuba, who is the Commander-in-Chief. He also serves as First Deputy Minister of the MINFAR. The current Chief of the General Staff is Lieutenant Gen. Roberto Legrá Sotolongo.
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Major general Senén Casas Regueiro (1934–1996) | 19 April 1972 | April 1982 | 9 years, 11 months | [1] | ||
| | Major general Ulises Rosales del Toro (born 1942) | April 1982 | 11 October 1997 | 15 years, 6 months | [2] | |
| | Corps general Álvaro López Miera (born 1943) | 11 October 1997 | 15 April 2021 | 23 years, 6 months | [3] [4] | |
| – | | Lieutenant general Roberto Legrá Sotolongo (born 1955) | 15 April 2021 | 19 April 2021 | 4 days | |
| 19 April 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 314 days | [5] | |||