Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de Cuba
He was founder of the Communist Party of Cuba and delegate and member of the Central Committee since the First Congress until his death. In the IV Congress he was elected a member of the Political Bureau, a condition ratified by the V and VI congresses. Since 1981 he has been a Deputy to the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, member of the Council of State since 1986 and in 2008 he was elected Vice President of the Council of State.