Laura Chinchilla
Laura Chinchilla Miranda (Spanish: [ˈlawɾa tʃinˈtʃiʝa miˈɾanda]; born 28 March 1959) is a Costa Rican political scientist and politician who served as President of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2014. She was one of Óscar Arias Sánchez's two Vice-Presidents and his administration's Minister of Justice. She was the governing PLN candidate for president in the 2010 general election, where she won with 46.76% of the vote on 7 February. She was the eighth woman president of a Latin American country and the first and so far only woman to become President of Costa Rica. She was sworn in as President of Costa Rica on 8 May 2010.
Laura Chinchilla | |
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| 46th President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 8 May 2010 – 8 May 2014 | |
| Vice President | Alfio Piva Luis Liberman |
| Preceded by | Óscar Arias |
| Succeeded by | Luis Guillermo Solís |
| First-Vice President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 8 May 2006 – 8 October 2008 | |
| President | Óscar Arias |
| Preceded by | Lineth Saborío Chaverri |
| Succeeded by | Alfio Piva |
| President pro tempore of CELAC | |
| In office 28 January 2014 – 8 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Raúl Castro |
| Succeeded by | Luis Guillermo Solís |
| Minister of Justice and Grace | |
| In office 8 May 2006 – 8 October 2008 | |
| President | Óscar Arias |
| Preceded by | Patricia Vega Herrera |
| Succeeded by | Viviana Martín Salazar |
| Minister of Public Security | |
| In office 30 March 2008 – 14 April 2008 | |
| President | Óscar Arias |
| Preceded by | Fernando Berrocal Soto |
| Succeeded by | Janina del Vecchio Ugalde |
| In office 12 November 1996 – 8 May 1998 | |
| President | José María Figueres |
| Preceded by | Bernardo Arce Gutiérrez |
| Succeeded by | Juan Rafael Lizano Sáenz |
| Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
| In office 1 May 2002 – 30 April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Guido Monge Fernández |
| Succeeded by | Evita Arguedas Maklouf |
| Constituency | San José (13th Office) |
| Vice Minister of Public Security | |
| In office 8 May 1994 – 12 November 1996 | |
| President | José María Figueres |
| Succeeded by | Óscar Albán Chipsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laura Chinchilla Miranda 28 March 1959 San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party | National Liberation Party (until 2022) Independent (2022-present) |
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| Children | 1 |
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After leaving office, she taught at Georgetown University in 2016. Chinchilla is co-chair of the Inter-American Dialogue think tank and the vice-president of Club de Madrid. Chinchilla previously served as a Fellow at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service.