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<p>Costa Rica s President elect Laura Chinchilla center waves to supporters during a visit to the Basilica Virgin de Los Angeles in Cartago Costa Rica Monday Feb 8 2010 Costa Ricans elected their first woman president as the ruling party candidate won in a landslide after campaigning to continue free market policies in Central America s most stable nation < p> Tags: Laura Chinchilla View |
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Laura Chinchilla Miranda (born 28 March 1959) is a Costa Rican politician and the first female President of Costa Rica (List of Presidents of Costa Rica). She was one of �scar Arias S�nchez (�scar Arias)s two Vice-Presidents (Vice President of Costa Rica) and his administrations Minister of Justice. She was the governing PLN (National Liberation_Party (Costa Rica)) candidate for President in the 2010 general election (Costa Rican general election, 2010), where she won with 46.76% of the vote. She is the sixth woman to be elected president of a Latin American country. She was sworn as president of Costa Rica on May 8, 2010.
Date of birth: 1959-03-28
Party: National Liberation Party (National Liberation Party (Costa Rica))
Spouse: Jos� Mar�a Rico
Alma Mater: University of Costa Rica,Georgetown University
Religion: Roman Catholicism (Catholic Church)
President of Costa Rica (President of Costa Rica)
In office: 8 May 2010
Predceded by: �scar Arias
Vice President: First: Alfio Piva,Second: Luis Liberman