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Interim president. Former vice-president of Teodoro Picado Michalski. (31b) José Figueres Ferrer (1906–1990) 8 May 1948 8 November 1949 Social Democratic: De facto: Came to power in the Civil War. Returned power to elected president after re-organizing the government. 31: Otilio Ulate Blanco (1891–1973) 8 November 1949 8 November 1953 ...
Between 1970 and 1974 she acted as the Municipal President of the Canton Limón [6] [7] and between 1982 and 1986 she was a member of Parliament as the first women of Afro Costa Rican descent, [6] [8] [9] and also the first woman to represent the province of Limón. [3]
The president appoints the Council of Ministers. [4] Due to the abolition of the military of Costa Rica in 1948, the president is not a commander-in-chief, unlike the norm in most other countries, although the Constitution does describe him as commander-in-chief of the civil defense public forces. [5] From 1969 to 2005, the president was barred ...
Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos alβaˈɾaðo keˈsaða]; born 14 January 1980) is a Costa Rican politician, writer, journalist, and political scientist who served as the 48th president of Costa Rica [2] from 8 May 2018 to 8 May 2022.
Women government ministers of Costa Rica (18 P) V. Women vice presidents of Costa Rica (9 P) This page was last edited on 1 April 2018, at 20:33 (UTC). Text ...
However, under Costa Rican law the runoff still had to take place, and Solís won with over 77 percent of the vote, the largest margin ever recorded for a free election in Costa Rica. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Unlike the first round, Solís earned a majority in every province, including Puntarenas , Limón , and Guanacaste . [ 20 ]
Alejandra Mora Mora earned a law degree from the University of Costa Rica in 1989. She completed specialization courses at Lund University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in 1997, a master's degree in constitutional law from the Distance State University of Costa Rica in 2004, and a postgraduate degree in human rights from the University of Chile in 2007.
[1] 1953 was a landmark year for Quesada, as she finished her law degree and won one of the first three seats ever awarded to a woman in the Costa Rican legislature. [2] She earned the title of vice president of the legislature, and in 1957 became the first woman in the country's history to lead the work of parliament. [1]