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Wilmar Castro Soteldo

Military · Politician

Wilmar Castro Soteldo 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	Wilmar Castro Soteldo				[sources]
Other name	Wilmar Alfredo Castro Soteldo · Wilmar Castro				[sources]
Birth date	1955-05-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Villa Bruzual				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Venezuela				[sources]
Citizenship	Venezuela				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Last name	Castro				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6167867				[sources]
Position	1999 National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela (1999-2000) · Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Comercio (2003-2005) · Ministry of Popular Power for Productive Agriculture and Land (2016-2019) · Ministry of Popular Power for Tourism (2005-2007) · governor of Portuguesa (2008-2016)				[sources]
Education	Military Academy of the Bolivarian Aviation				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-20	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Venezuela	-	-
Ministry of Popular Power for Tourism	2005-01-01	2007-01-01
Deputy of Venezuela	-	-
Ministry of Popular Power for Productive Agriculture and Land	2016-01-01	2019-01-01

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Source data IDs: us-cia-venezuela-wilmar-castro-soteldo-min-of-agricultural-production-lands · us-cia-venezuela-wilmar-castro-soteldo-minister-of-agricultural-production-lands

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