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Rodrigo Oreamuno Blanco
Rodrigo Oreamuno Blanco (born 28 July 1939) is a Costa Rican politician and lawyer who was First Vice President of Costa Rica between 1994 and 1998, serving under president José María Figueres. In the 2018 elections, he endorsed the candidate Carlos Alvarado Quesada Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada (; born 14 January 1980) is a Costa Rican politician, writer, journalist, and political scientist who served as the 48th president of Costa Rica from 8 May 2018 to 8 May 2022. A member of the Citizens' Action Pa ... of the Citizens' Action Party. References Living people 1939 births Vice presidents of Costa Rica National Liberation Party (Costa Rica) politicians University of Costa Rica alumni {{CostaRica-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice President Of Costa Rica
The 1949 Constitution of Costa Rica established two vice-presidencies of Costa Rica, which are directly elected through a popular vote on a ticket with the president for a period of four years, with no immediate re-election. There has been various incarnations of the office. Vice presidents replace the president in cases of temporary or permanent absence. History Throughout the history of independent Costa Rica, there have been different systems to cover the temporary or permanent absence of a president. Several different names have been used for this position: *From 1821 to 1824, the governing committee (junta) selected a vice-president. *From 1824 to 1841 there was a vice-head-of-state who was popularly elected. *From 1841 to 1842 there was a second-head-of-state, elected for life by popular vote. *From 1842 to 1844 there was a vice-head-of-state selected by the Constitutional Assembly. *From 1846 to 1847 there was a popularly elected vice-head-of-state. *From 1847 to 1848 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Munive
Mary Denisse Munive Angermüller (born 10 April 1981) is a Costa Rican physician and politician who is the Second Vice President of Costa Rica The 1949 Constitution of Costa Rica established two vice-presidencies of Costa Rica, which are directly elected through a popular vote on a ticket with the president for a period of four years, with no immediate re-election. There has been variou .... She assumed office on 8 May 2022. References 1981 births Living people 21st-century Costa Rican women politicians Vice presidents of Costa Rica Women vice presidents of Costa Rica 21st-century Costa Rican politicians University of Costa Rica alumni {{CostaRica-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Figueres
José María Figueres Olsen (born 24 December 1954) is a Costa Rican businessman and politician, who served as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. He also ran for president in the 2022 presidential election but was defeated by Rodrigo Chaves. Figueres started his career as an engineer working in agribusiness. After a decade, he entered public service as Minister of Foreign Trade and then Minister of Agriculture. In 1994, he was elected President of Costa Rica, as the nation's youngest elected president of the 20th century ( Alfredo Gonzalez Flores became president in 1914 at the age of 36, however he was not elected directly, as he was appointed by the National Assembly). He left the presidency of Costa Rica in 1998, since then he has been involved in global issues such as climate change, sustainable development, and technology. In 2000, Figueres joined the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. In 2004, he resigned over the undeclared receipt of more than 900,000 US do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germán Serrano Pinto
Germán Serrano Pinto (30 March 1940 – 21 May 2016) was a Costa Rican politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles .... He served as Vice President of Costa Rica from 1990 through 1994. He died on 21 May 2016. References Vice presidents of Costa Rica 1940 births 2016 deaths {{CostaRica-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrid Fischel Volio
Astrid Fischel Volio (born March 26, 1954) is a Costa Rican historian and politician.''International Who's Who of Women 2006'', p.252 Life Astrid Fischel Volio was educated at the University of Costa Rica and the University of Southampton. From 1984 to 1998 she was Professor at the History and Geography School of the University of Costa Rica. From 1998 to 2002 she was First Vice President of Costa Rica, Vice President and Minister of Culture. She was appointed Minister of Education in 2002, but was forced to resign on 3 June 2003, amid a teachers' strike over the Ministry's inability to pay teachers. Works * ''Consenso y represión: Una interpretación sociopolítica de la educación costarricense'' [Consensus and Repression: A Socio-Political Interpretation of Costa Rican Education], 1987 * ''El Uso Ingenioso de la Ideología en Costa Rica'' [The Clever Use of Ideology in Costa Rica], 1992 References External links Astrid Fischel Volio {{DEFAULTSORT:Fischel Volio, Astrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
