Ricardo Concepción Rodríguez
Ricardo Concepción Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
 Concepción Rodríguez seen in 2020 on Mesa Redonda Internacional | |
| 1st Governor of Artemisa Province | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2020 | |
| Vice Governor | Yamina Duarte Duarte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 21, 1965 Bahía Honda, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba |
| Citizenship |  Cuba |
| Political party |  PCC |
| Other political affiliations |  CDR CTC |
Ricardo Concepción Rodríguez is a Cuban politician and the first and current governor of Artemisa Province. He is also a mechanical engineer, and has many roles of construction in western Cuba.[1]
Early life
Concepción Rodríguez was born in Bahía Honda, currently in Artemisa Province, when it was still apart of Pinar del Río Province.[2]
Career
Before politics
Concepción Rodríguez started off his career as a trainee at the Empresa Provincial de la Construcción (Provincial Construction Company) of Pinar del Río Province in 1989, since graduating from a Mechanical Engineering degree that same year.[2] In 1994, he became the head of mechanics at the Establecimiento Oeste del MICONS (Western Establishment of the Ministry of Construction) in Havana, and was promoted to higher positions of different companies in the construction sector.[1]
In 2010, he was the Deputy Director of the Dirección Integrada de Proyectos (Integrated Project Directorate) of Mariel.[1]
Political career
In 2003, he was appointed as the vice-president of the Consejo de la Administración Provincial (Provincial Administration Council) of the former La Habana Province.[1][2]
He was once a member of the National Assembly of People's Power for the municipality of San Cristóbal.[3]
From his role in the Integrated Project Directorate of Mariel, he was appointed to be the head of the Provincial Administration of Artemisa Province,[1] and later became the governor of the province on 8 February 2020, where he won 99.10 percent of the vote.[4] As governor, he supported the creation of the Vial Autopista–Artemisa, restoration of the Ariguanabo Valley protected area, and the repair of public buildings throughout the province.[1][2]
In 2023, Concepción Rodríguez, alongside with the president of the Municipal Assembly of People’s Power of San Antonio de los Baños, Bladimir Parada Rodríguez, were declared delegates deputies of the National Assembly of People's Power, representing the aforementioned municipality.[3]
In 2023, Concepción Rodríguez stated that he would be following the Estrategia del Plan de Desarrollo Económico y Social ( Economic and Social Development Plan Strategy) until 2030, after being asked about regulating food sales due to high prices.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Ricardo Concepción Rodríguez". National Assembly of People's Power. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ^ a b c d "Ricardo Concepción Rodríguez: vigor e intransigencia en obras palpables". Artemisa Diario (in Spanish). 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ a b Rodríguez, Janet Pérez (2023-03-28). "Declarararon a Diputados a la Asamblea Nacional en San Antonio de los Baños". Radio Ariguanabo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ "Conozca los gobernadores y vicegobernadores de cada una de las provincias del país (+ Video)". Cubadebate (in European Spanish). 2020-01-18. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- ^ "Ricardo Concepción: "Superar la crisis dependerá mucho de nosotros"". Artemisa Diario (in Spanish). 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2025-07-16.