Gonzalo Güell

Gonzalo Güell y Morales de los Ríos (16 February 1895 in Havana, Cuba - 2 September 1985 in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida USA) was a Cuban lawyer and a career diplomat (1919–1959).

Guell was Foreign Minister of Cuba from 1956 to 1959 and Prime Minister of Cuba from March 12, 1958 to January 1, 1959. He also served as the Cuban Ambassador to Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Norway and the United Nations.

He was one of the 40 persons that flew with Fulgencio Batista to the Dominican Republic on New Year's Eve 1959 when Fidel Castro took over Cuba.

He was married 3 times. Two of his wives were Francisca Pubill and Juana Inigo. He had no children.

References

Registro Social de la Habana 1958, Molina Y Cia., S.A.
Cuban Information Archives
Time Magazine, "End of a War", January 12, 1959

Political offices
Preceded by Emilio Núñez	Prime Minister of Cuba March 12, 1958 – January 1, 1959	Succeeded by José Miró
Preceded by Carlos Saladrigas	Foreign Minister of Cuba 1956-1959	Succeeded by Roberto Agramonte

Prime Ministers of Cuba

Prime Ministers	Saladrigas Zayas Zaydín Alliegro Lancís Sánchez Prío Socarrás López del Castillo de Varona Lancís Sánchez Gans Batista García Montes Rivero Agüero Núñez Portuondo Güell Miró Cardona

Presidents of the Council of Ministers	Fidel Castro Raúl Castro

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