Costa Rica Government
Costa Rica's govenment, national parties and cabinet members:
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Government Type |
Democratic Republic |
Long-Form Country Name |
Republic of Costa Rica |
Executive Branch (2010 - 2014)
President |
Laura Chinchilla Miranda |
First Vice President |
Dr. Luis Liberman Ginsburg |
Second Vice President |
Dr. Alfio Piva Mesén |
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Cabinet |
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Ministers: |
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Minister of Agriculture and Cattle |
Gloria Abraham Peralta |
Minister of Culture and Youth |
Manuel Obregon |
Minister of Economy, Industry and Foreign Trade |
Maria de los Angeles Antillon Guerrero |
Minister of Public Education |
Leonardo Garnier Rimolo |
Minister of Environment and Energy |
Teofilo de la Torre Arguello |
Minister of Finance |
Fernando Herrero Acosta |
Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Rene Castro Salazar |
Minister of Health |
María Luisa Avila Aguero |
Minister of Housing |
Irene Campos |
Minister of Decentralization and Local Governments |
Juan Marín Quiros |
Minister of Justice and Peace |
Hernando París |
Minister of Labor and Social Security |
Sandra Piszk |
Minister of the Presidency |
Marco A. Vargas Diaz |
Minister of Public Security and the Interior |
Jose Maria Tijerino Pacheco |
Minister of Public Works and Transportation |
Francisco Jimenez |
Minister of Science and Technology |
Clotilde Fonseca Obregon |
Minister of Sports |
Giselle Goyenaga |
Minister of Tourism |
Carlos Ricardo Benavides Jimenez |
President of the Central Bank |
Rodrigo Bolanos Zamora |
Women's Issues |
Maureen Clarke Clarke |
Judicial Branch
Supreme Court (Corte Suprema de Justicia) |
Democratic Republic |
Legal System |
Based on Spanish civil law system |
Judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court |
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Costa Rica has not accepted ICJ (International Court of Justice) jurisdiction |
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Legislative Branch
Unicameral
Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa)
Assembly Parties
Assembly Parties |
% of Seats |
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National Liberation Party (PLN) |
43.6% |
Civil Action Party (PAC) |
20% |
Libertarian Movement Party (PML) |
16.4% |
Minority Parties |
20% |
Total |
100% |
Important Dates
Independence from Spain |
September 15, 1821 |
Constitution |
November 9, 1949 |