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Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that is shared by two sovereign states.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 625 entities connected with the Dominican Republic. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in the Dominican Republic. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting the Dominican Republic

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in the Dominican Republic.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 331 entities identified as PEPs connected with the Dominican Republic.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture1--
Minister of Culture1--
Minister of Defense1--
Minister of Economy, Planning, & Development1--
Minister of Education1--
Minister of Energy & Mines1--
Minister of Finance1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs11-
Minister of Higher Education, Science, & Technology1--
Minister of Industry & Commerce1--
Minister of Interior & Police1--
Minister of Labor1--
Minister of Public Admin.1--
Minister of Public Health & Social Welfare1--
Minister of Public Works & Communications1--
Minister of Sports and Recreation1--
Minister of the Environment & Natural Resources1--
Minister of the Presidency1--
Minister of Tourism1--
Minister of Women1--
Minister of Youth1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Chamber of Deputies-190-
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Colombia to the Dominican Republic--1
ambassador of France to the Dominican Republic-31
ambassador of Japan to the Dominican Republic--1
ambassador of Spain to the Dominican Republic-61
ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Dominican Republic-41
Ambassador to the US1--
Saudi ambassador to the Dominican Republic--1
United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic-1-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the Senate of the Dominican Republic-220
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic-112
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic-11
Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic-11
President of the Dominican Republic-11
Admin. Minister of Presidency1--
Administrative Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic--1
Attorney General1--
Attorney General of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister for Women of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Culture of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Defence of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Economy of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Education of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Energy and Mining Of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Finance of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Housing, Habitat and Buildings of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Industry and Trade of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Internal Affairs and Police of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Labour of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Public Administration of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Public Health of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Public Works and Communications of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Sport of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic--1
Minister of Youth of the Dominican Republic--1
Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de la República Dominicana1--
Presidente de la República Dominicana1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...