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Joaquin Castro

Politician

Joaquin Castro 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	Joaquin Castro · Joaquín Castro · Хоакин Кастро · Хоакін Кастро · חואקין קסטרו · 4 more...				[sources]
Other name	Castro, Joaquin · Joaquín Castro · Хоакин Кастро · Хоакін Кастро · جوکوین کاسترو · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ホアキン・カストロ · ヨアキン・カストロ				[sources]
Birth date	1974-09-16				[sources]
Place of birth	San Antonio				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
First name	Joaquin · Joaquín				[sources]
Last name	Castro				[sources]
Phone	+12022253236				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	castro.house.gov · castro.house.gov · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1167934				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2013-2015) · House of Representatives (member, 2015-2017) · House of Representatives (member, 2017-2019) · House of Representatives (member, 2019-) · member of the Texas House of Representatives (2002-2012) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Harvard Law School (-2000) · Stanford University (-1996) · Thomas Jefferson High School (-1992)				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-05-12	Last processed	2025-06-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

politician from San Antonio, Texas, United States

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Rosie Castro Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the United States House of Representatives	2025	-
member of the United States House of Representatives	2017-01-03	2019-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2015-01-06	2017-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2013-01-06	2015-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2013	2015
member of the United States House of Representatives	2015	2017
member of the United States House of Representatives	2017	2019
member of the United States House of Representatives	2021	2023
member of the United States House of Representatives	2019-01-03	2021-01-03
member of the United States House of Representatives	2021-01-03	2023-01-03

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Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Julian Castro Politician	identical twin brother · sibling	-	-

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