Claudia Dobles Camargo

Claudia Dobles Camargo during an event with her husband

Claudia Dobles Camargo (born November 19, 1980 in Quesada , Alajuela ) is a Costa Rican architect and, as the wife of the incumbent President Carlos Alvarado Quesada, the first lady of the Central American state. Camargo is particularly well-known for its commitment to the decarbonization of Costa Rica.

Career

Claudia Dobles Camargo was born to a Costa Rican father and a Mexican mother. She met her future husband on a ride on the school bus , and they later married. The architect Camargo played a crucial role in the presidential election campaign. In particular, their skills in the areas of urban planning, traffic and mobility were used in the election campaign. After Quesada was elected president, Camargo became First Lady and interprets this role politically. She is said to have a great political influence that far exceeds that of the former First Ladies.

Political commitment

As a First Lady, Camargo is primarily committed to the environment . It participates in the National Decarbonization Plan, coordinating initiatives on green mobility. Your goal is the change in traffic towards electric and sustainable mobility. Camargo is committed to improving public transport and a tax on fossil fuels.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Claudia Dobles Camargo. January 17, 2019, accessed May 31, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Redacción: La sancarleña que en un mes será la Primera Dama del país. In: San Carlos Digital. April 2, 2018, accessed May 31, 2019 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ Somini Sengupta, Alexander Villegas, Celia Talbot Tobin: Tiny Costa Rica Has a Green New Deal, Too. It Matters for the Whole Planet. In: The New York Times . March 12, 2019, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed May 31, 2019]).
4. ↑ From Antarctica to Costa Rica, women team up to build a ... In: Reuters . March 8, 2019 ( reuters.com [accessed May 31, 2019]).