Carlos Alvarado Quesada

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Carlos Alvarado Quesada
48th President of Costa Rica
In office
May 8, 2018 ? May 8, 2022
Vice President Epsy Campbell Barr
Marvin Rodriguez Cordero
Preceded by Luis Guillermo Solis
Succeeded by Rodrigo Chaves Robles
Minister of Labor and Social Security
In office
March 29, 2016 ? January 19, 2017
President Luis Guillermo Solis
Preceded by Victor Morales Mora
Succeeded by Alfredo Hasbum Camacho
Personal details
Born ( 1980-01-14 ) 14 January 1980 (age 44)
San Jose , Costa Rica
Political party Citizens' Action Party
Spouse(s)
Alma mater University of Costa Rica
University of Sussex

Carlos Andres Alvarado Quesada (San Jose, January 14, 1980) is a Costa Rican writer, journalist, political scientist and politician. He was the President of Costa Rica from 2018 to 2022. He served as Minister of Labor and Social Security. [1]

On April 1, 2018 Alvarado won the presidential election by 61% after promising to support gay marriage. [2]

References [ change | change source ]

  1. "Carlos Alvarado Quesada" (PDF) . oecd.org . Retrieved 28 March 2017 .
  2. David Alire Garcia, Enrique Andres Pretel (April 1, 2018). "Costa Rica center-left easily wins presidency in vote fought on gay rights" . Reuters.