During the past few years family members of both Fidel and Raul Castro have come to occupy important positions in Cuba's government. This Castro clan represents in addition to the military, the security apparatus and the Communist Party, a significant force in Cuba's political and economic structures.
| NAME | RELATIONSHIP | POSITION |
| Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart | Fidel Castro's son | Advisor, Ministry of Basic Industry |
| Col. Alejandro Raul Castro Espin | Raul Castro's son | Chief, Intelligence Information Services, Ministry of the Interior; Coordinator, Intelligence Exchange with China |
| Ramon Castro Ruz | Fidel and Raul oldest brother | Advisor, Ministry of Sugar |
| Dr. Antonio Castro Soto | Fidel Castro's son | Investment Chief, Frank Pais Hospital. Doctor for Cuba's baseball team |
| Col. Luís Alberto Rodríguez López-Calleja | Raul Castro's son-in-law | Chief Executive Officer of Grupo GAESA (Grupo de Administración de Empresas, S.A.) which supervises military enterprises |
| Major Raul Alejandro Rodríguez Castro | Raul Castro's grandson | Raul Castro's military guard in charge of his personal security |
| Deborah Castro Espin | Raul Castro's daughter | Advisor, Ministry of Education |
| Mariela Castro Espin | Raul Castro's daughter | Head, Center for Sexual Education |
| Marcos Portal Leon | Married to Raul Castro's niece | In charge of nickel industry, member of the Central Committee of Cuba's Communist Party |
| Alfonsito Fraga | Related to Raul Castro | Ministry of Foreign Relations |
*Two former officials of the Cuban government, Roberto Hernandez del Llano and Eugenio Yáñez, contributed to this report.
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