Ricardo Alarcón
Ricardo Alarcón | |
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Alarcón in 2008 | |
| President of the National Assembly of People's Power | |
| In office 24 February 1993 – 24 February 2013 | |
| Vice President | Jaime Alberto Hernandez-Baquero Crombet |
| Preceded by | Juan Escalona Reguera |
| Succeeded by | Esteban Lazo |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1992–1993 | |
| Premier | Fidel Castro |
| Preceded by | Isidoro Malmierca Peoli |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Robaina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada 21 May 1937 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | 30 April 2022 (aged 84) Havana, Cuba |
| Political party | Communist Party of Cuba |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada (21 May 1937 – 30 April 2022) was a Cuban politician. He served as his country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) for nearly 30 years and later served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1992 to 1993. Subsequently, Alarcón was President of the National Assembly of People's Power from 1993 to 2013, and because of this post, was considered the third-most powerful figure in Cuba. He was also until 2013 a Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.
A graduate of the University of Havana with a doctorate in philosophy, he served in various diplomatic posts following the Cuban Revolution. His first foreign-policy post was Head of the Americas Division in Cuba's Foreign Ministry. During his tenure as Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Alarcón held several prominent offices, such as President of the Security Council and Vice-President of the General Assembly.