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Yelitze Santaella

Politician

Yelitze Santaella 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	Yelitze Santaella				[sources]
Alias	Yelitze de Jesús Santaella Hernández				[sources]
Weak alias	La Avanzadora				[sources]
Birth date	1960-08-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Tucupita				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Venezuela				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Santaella				[sources]
Political association	COPEI · Movement for Socialism · United Socialist Party of Venezuela				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6169921				[sources]
Position	Aragua (2024-) · Governor of Delta Amacuro (2000-2008) · Governor of Monagas (2017-2021) · Venezuelan Minister of Popular Power for Education (2021-2024) · member of the Chamber of Deputies of Venezuela				[sources]
Education	Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-01-22	First seen	2023-04-20

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Venezuelan politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-12

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