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First Lady or First Gentleman of Costa Rica (Spanish: Primera dama o Primer caballero de Costa Rica) is the title of the wife or husband of the president of Costa Rica. Traditionally, the president's wife was colloquially known as la presidenta ("the president", with a feminine -a ending).
Marita del Carmen Camacho Quirós (born 10 March 1911) is a former First Lady of Costa Rica and supercentenarian.She served as First Lady from 1962 to 1966 during the presidency of her husband, Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich.
Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo ˈtʃaβes ˈroβles]; born 10 June 1961) is a Costa Rican politician and economist who is the 49th and current President of Costa Rica since 2022. He was previously Minister of Finance from 2019 to 2020 during the presidency of Carlos Alvarado Quesada. [2]
Second term as de facto ruler. Died in office. 12: Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez (1826–1905) 6 July 1882 20 July 1882 Non-partisan Liberal Acting president. 13: Próspero Fernández Oreamuno (1834–1885) 20 July 1882 12 March 1885 Non-partisan Liberal 1882: Died in office. 14: Bernardo Soto Alfaro (1854–1931) 12 March 1885 8 May 1890 Non ...
José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer (25 September 1906 – 8 June 1990) served three terms as President of Costa Rica: 1948–1949, 1953–1958 and 1970–1974. [1] During his first term in office he abolished the country's army , nationalized its banking sector, granted women and Afro-Costa Ricans the right to vote, and offered Costa Rican ...
The president of the Republic of Costa Rica is the head of state and head of government of Costa Rica. The president is currently elected in direct elections for a period of four years, which is not immediately renewable. Two vice presidents are elected in the same ticket with the president. The president appoints the Council of Ministers. [4]
Before becoming President in 1982, Monge served as Costa Rica's first ambassador to Israel from 1963 to 1966 and was one of the founding members of the National Liberation Party (PLN) in 1951. He was also named a deputy in the Legislative Assembly , at age 24, making him one of the youngest to have reached such rank.
Mario José Echandi Jiménez (17 June 1915 [1] – 30 July 2011) was the 33rd President of Costa Rica, serving from 1958 to 1962. [2] ... His wife died in 2001 ...