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Juan Carlos Varela

Politician

Juan Carlos Varela is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Huans Karloss Varela · Juan Carlos Varela · Χουάν Κάρλος Βαρέλα · Хуан Карлос Варела · Խուան Կառլոս Վարելա · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez · Варела, Хуан Карлос				[sources]
Birth date	1963-12-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Panama City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Panama				[sources]
Citizenship	Panama				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Juan Carlos				[sources]
Last name	Rodríguez · Varela				[sources]
Website	www.juancarlosvarela.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1134096				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs (2009-2011) · President of Panama (2014-2019) · Vice President of Panama (2009-2014)				[sources]
Education	Georgia Tech · Xavier College, Panama				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-07-02	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

50th president of Panama

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Lorena Castillo de Varela Politician	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Panama	2014-07-01	2019-07-01
Vice President of Panama	2009-07-01	2014-06-30
Minister of Foreign Affairs	2009-07-01	2011-08-30