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Manuel Castells

Politician

Manuel Castells 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	Manuel Castells · Manuel Castells Oliván · Μανουέλ Καστέλς · Кастельс Мануэль · Мануел Кастелс · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Livros sobre Manuel Castells · Manuel Castells Olivan · Manuel Castells i Oliván · Кастельс М. · Кастельс, Мануэль · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Castells · Кастельс · 曼紐卡斯提爾斯				[sources]
Birth date	1942-02-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Hellín				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Spain				[sources]
Citizenship	Spain				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Manuel				[sources]
Last name	Castells · Oliván				[sources]
Website	www.manuelcastells.info				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q310161				[sources]
Position	Minister for Universities (2020-2021)				[sources]
Education	University of Barcelona				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Spanish sociologist

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-02-19

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Universities	2020-01-13	2021-12-20

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Source data IDs: us-cia-spain-manuel-castells-olivan-min-of-universities · us-cia-spain-manuel-castells-olivan-minister-of-universities

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