José Miguel Pérez (politician)

José Miguel Pérez
1st First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
In office
18 August 1925  31 August 1925
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJosé Peña Vilaboa
Personal details
Born(1896-12-08)8 December 1896
Santa Cruz de La Palma
Died4 September 1936(1936-09-04) (aged 39)
Barranco del Hierro, Tenerife
NationalitySpanish
Political partyPopular Socialist Party (Cuba)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Spain
Communist Party of the Canary Islands
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

José Miguel Pérez (8 December 1896 – 4 September 1936) was a Canarian politician. He founded the Cuban Communist Party (Partido Comunista Cubano) in 1925 along with Carlos Baliño, Alfonso Bernal del Riesgo, and Julio Antonio Mella.