List of Presidents of Costa Rica

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This list includes the presidents of Costa Rica .

The presidents of Costa Rica have been elected by secret ballot since 1925.

Surname Life dates Term of office
Pedro José de Alvarado y Baeza 1767-1839 December 1, 1821 - January 13, 1822
Rafael Barroeta y Castilla 1766-1826 January 13, 1822 - January 1, 1823
José Santos Lombardo y Alvarado 1775-1829 January 1, 1823 - September 6, 1824
Agustín Gutiérrez Lizaurzábal 1763-1843 September 6-8, 1824
Juan Mora Fernández 1784-1854 September 8, 1824 - March 9, 1833
Rafael Luis José de Gallegos y Alvarado 1784-1850 March 9, 1833 - June 1834
Agustín Gutiérrez Lizaurzábal s. O. June 1834 - March 4, 1835
Juan José Lara Arias 1790-1856 March 4-18, 1835
Manuel José Fernández Chacón 1786-1841 March 18 - May 5, 1835
Braulio Evaristo Carrillo Colina 1800-1845 May 5, 1835 - April 17, 1837
Manuel Aguilar Chacón 1797-1845 April 17, 1837 - May 27, 1838
Braulio Evaristo Carrillo Colina s. O. June 25, 1838 - April 11, 1842
José Francisco Morazán Quezada 1792-1842 July 15, 1842 - September 11, 1842
Antonio Pinto Soares 1780-1865 September 11-27, 1842
José María Alfaro Zamora 1799-1856 September 27, 1842 - November 29, 1844
Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla 1801-1856 November 15, 1844 - December 7, 1844
Rafael Moya Murillo 1799-1864 December 7, 1844 - May 1, 1845
Rafael Luis José de Gallegos y Alvarado s. O. May 1, 1845 - June 9, 1846
José María Alfaro Zamora s. O. June 9, 1846 - May 8, 1847
José María Castro Madriz 1818-1892 May 8, 1847 - November 16, 1849
José Miguel Mora Porras 1816-1887 November 16-26, 1849
Juan Rafael Mora Porras 1814-1860 November 26, 1849 - August 14, 1859
José María Montealegre Fernández 1815-1887 August 14, 1859 - May 8, 1863
Jesús Jiménez Zamora 1823-1897 May 8, 1863 - May 8, 1866
José María Castro Madriz 1818-1892 May 8, 1866 - September 1, 1868
Jesús Jiménez Zamora s. O. September 1, 1868 - April 27, 1870
Bruno Carranza Ramírez 1822-1891 April 28, 1870 - August 8, 1870
Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez 1831-1882 August 8, 1870 - November 21, 1873
Salvador González Ramírez 1832-1882 November 21, 1873 - December 1, 1873
Rafael Barroeta Baca 1813-1880 December 2, 1873 - February 28, 1874
Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez s. O. February 28, 1874 - May 19, 1876
Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz 1824-1898 May 19, 1876 - July 20, 1876
Vicente Herrera Zeledón 1821-1888 July 30, 1876 - September 11, 1876
Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez s. O. September 17, 1876 - July 7, 1882
Próspero Fernández Oreamuno 1834-1885 July 20, 1882 - March 12, 1885
Bernardo Soto y Alfaro 1854-1931 March 13, 1885 - November 7, 1889
Carlos Durán Cartín 1852-1924 November 7, 1889 - May 8, 1890
José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón 1838-1917 May 8, 1890 - May 8, 1894
Rafael Yglesias Castro 1861-1924 May 8, 1894 - May 8, 1902
Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra 1844-1923 May 8, 1902 - May 8, 1906
Cleto González Víquez 1858-1937 May 8, 1906 - May 8, 1910
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno 1859-1945 May 8, 1910 - May 8, 1914
Alfredo González Flores 1877-1962 May 8, 1914 - January 27, 1917
Federico Alberto Tinoco Granados 1868-1931 January 27, 1917 - August 20, 1919
Julio Acosta García 1872-1954 August 14-20, 1919
Juan Bautista Quirós Segura 1853-1934 August 20 - September 2, 1919
Francisco Aguilar Barquero 1857-1924 September 2, 1919 - May 8, 1920
Julio Acosta García s. O. May 8, 1920 - May 8, 1924
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno s. O. May 8, 1924 - May 8, 1928
Cleto González Víquez s. O. May 8, 1928 - May 8, 1932
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno s. O. May 8, 1932 - May 8, 1936
León Cortés Castro 1882-1946 May 8, 1936 - May 8, 1940
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia 1900-1970 May 8, 1940 - May 8, 1944
Teodoro Picado Michalski 1900-1960 May 8, 1944 - April 24, 1948
Santos León Herrera 1874-1950 April 24, 1948 - May 3, 1948
Junta Fundadora de la Segunda República José Figueres Ferrer 1906-1990 May 3, 1948 - January 16, 1949
Luis Rafael de la Trinidad Otilio Ulate Blanco 1891-1973 January 16, 1949 - May 26, 1952
Alberto Oreamuno Flores 1905-1980 September 26, 1952 - June 1953
Luis Rafael de la Trinidad Otilio Ulate Blanco s. O. June - November 1953
José Figueres Ferrer s. O. November 1953 - May 8, 1958
Mario Echandi Jiménez 1915-2011 May 8, 1958 - May 8, 1962
Francisco José Orlich Bolmarcich 1907-1969 May 8, 1962 - May 8, 1966
José Joaquín Trejos Fernández 1916-2010 May 8, 1966 - May 8, 1970
José Figueres Ferrer s. O. May 8, 1970 - May 8, 1974
Daniel Oduber Quirós 1921-1991 May 8, 1974 - May 8, 1978
Rodrigo Carazo Odio 1926-2009 May 8, 1978 - May 8, 1982
Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez 1925-2016 May 8, 1982 - May 8, 1986
Óscar Arias Sánchez * 1940 May 8, 1986 - May 8, 1990
Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier * 1949 May 8, 1990 - May 8, 1994
José María Figueres Olsen * 1954 May 8, 1994 - May 8, 1998
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría * 1940 May 8, 1998 - May 8, 2002
Abel Pacheco * 1933 May 8, 2002 - May 8, 2006
Óscar Arias Sánchez s. O. May 8, 2006 - May 8, 2010
Laura Chinchilla Miranda * 1959 May 8, 2010 - May 8, 2014
Luis Guillermo Solís * 1958 May 8, 2014 - May 8, 2018
Carlos Alvarado Quesada * 1980 since May 8, 2018