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Laura Chinchilla Miranda is a Costa Rican politician, lawyer, and political scientist. Born in San José in 1959, she is a member of the National Liberation Party and a Catholic. She received her education at the University of Costa Rica and the Walsh School of Foreign Service. Chinchilla served as the President of Costa Rica and was a candidate in the 2010 Costa Rican general election.
In her professional career, she has been employed by Georgetown University. She is affiliated with the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age. Her spouse is José María Rico, and she resides in San José. She has authored works, including contributions to PS Quarterly.
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- Costa Rica
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- San José
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- José María Rico
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Walsh School of Foreign Service
- Employer
- Georgetown University
- Political party
- National Liberation Party
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- Catholic Church
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- www.laura-chinchilla.com
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- Laura Chinchilla Miranda
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Encyclopedic overview
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 woman to become President of Costa Rica. She was sworn in as President of Costa Rica on 8 May 2010.
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.
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