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Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a transcontinental country in Central America, spanning the southern tip of North America into the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 1,577 entities connected with Panama. 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 Panama. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Panama

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Panama.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 224 entities identified as PEPs connected with Panama.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister for Canal Affairs121
Minister of Agricultural Development131
Minister of Commerce & Industry1--
Minister of Commerce and Industries (Panama)-61
Minister of Culture111
Minister of Economy and Finance141
Minister of Education121
Minister of Foreign Affairs171
Minister of Government1--
Minister of Government of Panama-81
Minister of Health151
Minister of Housing & Land Management1--
Minister of Housing and Land Management-61
Minister of Labor & Labor Development1--
Minister of Labour-31
Minister of Public Security151
Minister of Public Works131
Minister of Social Development141
Minister of the Environment121
Minister of the Presidency16-
Minister of Women1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Asamblea Nacional--75
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Manager, National Bank of Panama1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur du Japon au Panama--1
ambassador of France to Panama and Bahamas-31
ambassador of Israel to Panama--1
ambassador of Morocco to Panama-11
ambassador of Poland to Panama-2-
ambassador of Spain to Panama-3-
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Panama-51
ambassador of Venezuela to Panama-1-
Ambassador to the US1--
United States Ambassador to Panama-11

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
President of Panama--3
Attorney General1--
Member of the National Assembly of Panama--1
Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de la República de Panamá1--
Presidente de la República de Panamá1--

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...