Gonzalo Güell

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Güell and the second or maternal family name is Morales de los Ríos.

Gonzalo Güell
13th Prime Minister of Cuba
In office March 12, 1958 – January 1, 1959
President	Fulgencio Batista
Preceded by	Emilio Núñez
Succeeded by	José Miró
Foreign Minister of Cuba
In office 1956–1959
Preceded by	Carlos Saladrigas
Succeeded by	Roberto Agramonte
Personal details
Born	(1895-02-16)February 16, 1895 Havana, Cuba
Died	September 2, 1985(1985-09-02) (aged 90) Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.

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

Career

Güell 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.

Personal life

He was married three times. Two of his wives were Francisca Pubill and Juana Inigo. He had one daughter.

References

• Registro Social de la Habana 1958, Molina Y Cia., S.A.
• Cuban Information Archives
• "Cuba: End of a War". Time. January 12, 1959. p. 2.