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Gerardo Vargas Varela

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Gerardo Vargas 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	Gerardo Vargas Varela				[sources]
Alias	VARGAS VARELA, GERARDO				[sources]
Birth date	1960-09-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Turrialba				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Costa Rica				[sources]
Citizenship	Costa Rica				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Gerardo				[sources]
Last name	VARGAS VARELA · Varela · Vargas				[sources]
Political association	Broad Front				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q27119680				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	es.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Legislative Assembly (member, 2014-2018)				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-07	Last processed	2026-04-21	First seen	2019-05-21

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former Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-06-20

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