Laura Chinchilla
Laura Chinchilla Miranda (born March 28, 1959 in San José ) is a Costa Rican political scientist and was the country's president from May 8, 2010 to May 8, 2014 . In this position, she was the successor of her party colleague from the social democratic Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN), Óscar Arias , and first woman in the highest state office in Costa Rica.
Life
Laura Chinchilla is the daughter of Rafael Ángel Chinchilla Fallas , General Controller of Costa Rica from 1972 to 1987, and Emilce Miranda Castillo. She studied Political Science at the University of Costa Rica and has a Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University .
Laura Chinchilla began her political career in various international organizations as a consultant on justice and security issues in Latin America and Africa . She was also the spokesperson for various international forums on public safety and police reform . From 1994 to 1996 she was Deputy Minister for Justice and from 1996 to 1998 Minister for Public Security in her country.
After the PLN won the 2006 presidential elections, Laura Chinchilla became Costa Rica's 1st Vice President under Óscar Arias. She held this office until October 8, 2008. At this point, the election campaign for the 2010 presidential election began, for which she ran as her party's candidate. Laura Chinchilla received 47 percent of the vote, almost twice as many as the second-placed left-wing candidate Ottón Solís, for whom 25 percent were in favor. On July 1, 2010, at the request of the President, the Costa Rican parliament approved the stationing of up to 46 warships and 7,000 US soldiers in Costa Rica, which is the only country in Central America that does not maintain an army.
In 2012 she pushed through established structures in Costa Rica to ensure that species protection laws are effectively enforced, especially with regard to sharks and the ban on shark finning . For this, she and Richard Branson received the "SharkGUARDIAN of the Year" award in 2013 from the Sharkproject shark protection organization .
On July 6, 2013, she signed a law on marriage, which refers to "social rights and benefits of a civil community, free from discrimination" and thus legally allows same-sex marriage . The law was passed unanimously because the Conservative Costa Rican MPs failed to read the amended version and did not realize their mistake until a day later. She did not comply with the request of Conservative MPs not to sign the law. This made Costa Rica the third country in Latin America, after Argentina and Mexico, to allow same-sex marriages.
Laura Chinchilla is married and has one son.
Works
- Together with David Schodt: The administration of justice in Ecuador. Centro para la Administración de Justicia, San José (Costa Rica) 1993. ISBN 9977-06-008-8 .
- Together with José María Rico: Seguridad ciudadana en América Latina: hacia una política integral. Siglio Veintiuno Ed., Mexico 2002. ISBN 978-968-23-2395-9 .
Web links
- Official Homepage (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Laura Chinchilla puede ser la décima presidenta del continente ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , EFE dated February 6, 2010
- ^ A woman elected to the top of Costa Rica for the first time Neue Zürcher Zeitung, February 8, 2010
- ↑ Costa Rica and Gay Marriage Image, July 7, 2013
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Óscar Arias Sánchez |
President of Costa Rica May 8, 2010 - May 8, 2014 |
Luis Guillermo Solís |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chinchilla, Laura |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chinchilla Miranda, Laura (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Costa Rican politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Jose , Costa Rica |