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Leopoldo López

Politician

Leopoldo López 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	Leopoldo Lopez · Leopoldo López · Leopoldo López Mendoza · Леополдо Лопез · Леопольдо Лопес · 6 more...				[sources]
Other name	Leopoldo Eduardo López Mendoza · Лопес, Леопольдо				[sources]
Birth date	1971-04-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Caracas				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Venezuela				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Leopoldo				[sources]
Last name	Mendoza · Лопес				[sources]
Website	www.leopoldolopez.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1672657				[sources]
Education	Hun School of Princeton · John F. Kennedy School of Government · Kenyon College				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Venezuelan politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Lilian Tintori Politician	spouse	2007-04-19	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Mayor	-	-
President of Venezuela	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Leopoldo López Gil Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,631

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