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Laura Chinchilla was born in the Desamparados district of San José, the oldest child of her family with three younger brothers. [9] Her father is Rafael Ángel Chinchilla Fallas, who served as comptroller of Costa Rica from 1972 to 1987, and maintained general popularity among the public. [10]: 52 Her mother is Emilce Miranda Castillo.
At 9:08 p.m. local time on election day, 7 February second-placed candidate Otton Solis conceded defeat to Laura Chinchilla, who will become Costa Rica's first female president. With approximately 40% of the vote counted, Chinchilla was consistently surpassing the 40% threshold for victory in the first round, leading Solis by 47% to 24%, with ...
María Luisa Ávila Agüero (born 30 January 1961) is a Costa Rican pediatric infectious disease specialist who was Minister of Public Health during the administrations of Óscar Arias Sánchez (2006–2010) and Laura Chinchilla Miranda (2010–2014).
San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José is simultaneously one of Costa Rica's cantons, with its municipal land area covering 44.62 square kilometers (17.23 square miles) [4] and having within it an estimated population of 352,381 people in ...
Rodriguez won the Miss Costa Rica pageant in 1960 [1] Vacant since President Arias was divorced at the time Óscar Arias: 2006–2010 José María Rico: 1934–2019 Laura Chinchilla Miranda: 2010–2014 Born in Spain. 1st First Gentleman of Costa Rica Mercedes Peñas Domingo: 1968– Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera: 2014–2018 Born in Spain. [4]
General elections were held in Costa Rica on Sunday, 2 February 2014 to elect a new president, two vice presidents, and 57 Legislative Assembly lawmakers. [1] In accordance with Article 132 of the constitution, incumbent President Laura Chinchilla Miranda was ineligible to run for a second consecutive term.
Aug. 2—The statue of Diego de Vargas is back on public display in Santa Fe. This time it is part of a temporary educational exhibit that is open for public viewing, free of charge, at the New ...
1) Laura Chinchilla Miranda (resigned 8 October 2008); 2) Kevin Casas Zamora (resigned 22 September 2007) Elected Vice-Presidents of the Republic for the period 2006–2010 Both have acted as interim presidents.