Carlos Alvarado Quesada | |
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48th President of Costa Rica | |
In office May 8, 2018 – May 8, 2022 | |
Vice President |
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Preceded by | Luis Guillermo Solís |
Succeeded by | Rodrigo Chaves Robles |
Minister of Labor and Social Security | |
In office March 28, 2016 – January 19, 2017 | |
President | Luis Guillermo Solís |
Preceded by | Víctor Morales Mora |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Hasbum Camacho |
Minister of Human Development and Social Inclusion | |
In office July 10, 2014 – March 29, 2016 | |
President | Luis Guillermo Solís |
Preceded by | Fernando Marín Rojas |
Succeeded by | Emilio Arias Rodríguez |
Personal details | |
Born | Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada[1] January 14, 1980 San José, Costa Rica |
Political party | Citizens' Action Party |
Spouse | |
Children | Gabriel |
Education | University of Costa Rica (BA, MA) University of Sussex (MA) |
Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos alβaˈɾaðo keˈsaða]; born January 14, 1980) is a Costa Rican politician, writer, journalist, and political scientist who served as the 48th President of Costa Rica[2] from May 8, 2018 to May 8, 2022. A member of the Citizens' Action Party (PAC), Alvarado previously served as Minister of Labor and Social Security during the presidency of Luis Guillermo Solís.[3]
Alvarado, who was 38 years old at the time of his presidential inauguration, became the youngest serving Costa Rican president since Alfredo González Flores who took office in 1914 at the age of 36.