Laura Chinchilla
Miranda: Costa
Rica's First
Woman President
Costa Rica's
first ever woman
president, Laura
Chinchilla
Miranda, was
sworn-in
Saturday. But,
who is she? Lets
take a look.
See Photo
Journal for all
the photos of
the Chinchilla
inauguration
On February 7,
2010,
Chinchilla,
a candidate of
the Partido
Liberación
Nacional (PLN),
won the
presidential
election with
almost 50% of
the vote.
The following is
the profile of
the first woman
president.
Chinchilla, born
on March 28,
1959 in San
José, majored in
political
science at the
University of
Costa Rica in
1977. She got a
master's degree
in public policy
from Georgetown
University in
Washington, D.C.
in 1986 and
returned to
Costa Rica in
1989. She later
started her
professional
career as a
consultant.
She became vice-ministra
de Seguridad
Pública (vice
minister of
public security)
in 1994, and the
first female
minister from
1996 to 1998.
In 2002,
Chinchilla was
elected member
of the
Legislative
Assembly and in
2006 she became
first vice
president in the
Oscar Arias
administration.
In November
2008, Chinchilla
resigned as vice
president to run
for presidency.
With 43.8
percent of
support from her
party, she
became the PLN
presidential
candidate.
Chinchilla
campaigned on a
platform
promising more
jobs, better
living standards
for children and
senior citizens,
crackdown on
drug trafficking
and other
crimes.
She is married
to José Maria
Rico. The have
one son, also
named José Maria
Rico.
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