List of Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
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The President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica is the presiding officer
of that legislature.
In 1917 the legislature became bicameral
In 1919 the legislature became unicameral.
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
of that legislature.
President of the Sixth Constituent Assembly
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Manuel Antonio Bonilla Nava Manuel Antonio Bonilla Nava Manuel Antonio Bonilla Nava was a Costa Rican politician.... |
October 1871 – December 1871 |
Presidents of the Constitutional Congress
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Manuel Antonio Bonilla Nava Manuel Antonio Bonilla Nava Manuel Antonio Bonilla Nava was a Costa Rican politician.... |
1872–1876 |
| Víctor Guardia Gutiérrez | 1882–1883 |
| Juan Manuel Carazo Peralta | 1883–1886 |
| Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz Aniceto del Carmen Esquivel Sáenzwas President of Costa Rica for a brief period of three months in 1876 before being deposed in a coup d'état.... |
1886–1889 |
| Manuel Aragón Quesada | 1889–1890 |
| Francisco María Iglesias Llorente Francisco María Iglesias Llorente Francisco María Iglesias Llorente was a Costa Rican politician and historian. He was born in Carthage, Costa Rica, on October 28, 1825 and died in San Jose, Costa Rica on November 8, 1903. He was the son of Joaquin de Iglesias Vidamartel and Petronila Llorente y Lafuente, sister of the first... |
1890–1892 |
| Carlos Durán Cartín Carlos Durán Cartín Carlos Durán Cartín, an accomplished doctor of medicine who had trained in London,was acting President of Costa Rica for a period of six months from 1889 to 1890, during the administration of President Bernardo Soto, who never resigned but didn't come back to office until the end of his term.... |
1892 |
| Pedro León Páez Brown | 1894–1900 |
| Francisco María Iglesias Llorente Francisco María Iglesias Llorente Francisco María Iglesias Llorente was a Costa Rican politician and historian. He was born in Carthage, Costa Rica, on October 28, 1825 and died in San Jose, Costa Rica on November 8, 1903. He was the son of Joaquin de Iglesias Vidamartel and Petronila Llorente y Lafuente, sister of the first... |
1900–1903 |
| Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno Romualdo Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno served as president of Costa Rica on three separate occasions: 1910 to 1914, 1924 to 1928, and 1932 to 1936.One of the most well known lawyers in Costa Rican history and a University of Santo Tomás graduate... |
1903–1904 |
| Mauro Fernández Acuña Mauro Fernández Acuña Mauro Fernández Acuña was a Costa Rican politician and lawyer.-Biography:He studied law at the University of Santo Tomás from which he graduated in 1869. He reached several positions in the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica and was university professor of the College of Lawyers... |
1904–1905 |
| Federico Tinoco Iglesias | 1905–1908 |
| Juan Bautista Quirós Segura Juan Bautista Quirós Segura Juan Bautista Quirós Segura was president of Costa Rica for two weeks, from August 20 to September 2, 1919, following the resignation of Federico Tinoco... |
1908–1909 |
| Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno Romualdo Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno served as president of Costa Rica on three separate occasions: 1910 to 1914, 1924 to 1928, and 1932 to 1936.One of the most well known lawyers in Costa Rican history and a University of Santo Tomás graduate... |
1909–1910 |
| Ezequiel Gutiérrez Iglesias Ezequiel Gutiérrez Iglesias Ezequiel Gutiérrez Iglesias was a Costa Rican politician.Ezequiel Gutiérrez Iglesias was born in Cartago, Costa Rica, on 23 August 1840. He was the son of Francisco de Paula Gutiérrez y La Peña-Monje and Ramona Iglesias Llorente... |
1910–1913 |
| Máximo Fernández Alvarado Máximo Fernández Alvarado Máximo Fernández Alvarado was a Costa Rican politician.Born in Desamparados in 1858, he graduated as a Bachelor in Philosophy and Letters at the University de Santo Tomás at fourteen years old and as a lawyer in the same institution in 1881 with merit.He occupied several important positions,... |
1913–1914 |
| Leonidas Pacheco Cabezas | 1914–1916 |
| Máximo Fernández Alvarado Máximo Fernández Alvarado Máximo Fernández Alvarado was a Costa Rican politician.Born in Desamparados in 1858, he graduated as a Bachelor in Philosophy and Letters at the University de Santo Tomás at fourteen years old and as a lawyer in the same institution in 1881 with merit.He occupied several important positions,... |
1916–1917 |
President of the Seventh Constituent Assembly
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Leonidas Pachecos Cabezas | April 1917 – June 1917 |
In 1917 the legislature became bicameral
Bicameralism
In the government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of two chambers or houses....
Presidents of the Senate
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Daniel Nuñez Gutiérrez | 1917–1918 |
| Rafael Calderón Muñoz Rafael Calderón Muñoz Rafael Calderón Muñoz was a Costa Rican politician.... |
1918–1919 |
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| José Astúa Aguilar | 1917–1918 |
| Francisco Faerron Gutiérrez | 1918–1919 |
In 1919 the legislature became unicameral.
Presidents of the Constitutional Congress
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Arturo Volio Jiménez | 1920–1925 |
| León Cortés Castro León Cortés Castro -Biography:León Cortés Castro served as President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940.During his term he introduced new bank reforms, supported banana plantations in the South Pacific region, and established ports at Quepos and Golfito. He was the last of a series of relatively conservative Presidents... |
1925–1926 |
| Arturo Volio Jiménez | 1926–1929 |
| Alexandro Alvarado Quirós | 1929–1930 |
| Oscar Rohrmoser Carranza | 1930–1931 |
| Rafael Calderón Muñoz Rafael Calderón Muñoz Rafael Calderón Muñoz was a Costa Rican politician.... |
1931–1932 |
| Arturo Volio Jiménez | 1932–1935 |
| Ricardo Castro Beeche Ricardo Castro Beeche Ricardo Castro Beeche was a Costa Rican politician and writer.... |
1935–1936 |
| Juan Rafael Arias Borilla | 1936–1938 |
| Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Rafael Ángel del Socorro Calderón Guardia was the president of Costa Rica from 1940 to 1944.-Early life:Calderón was born on 10 March 1900 in San José. In his youth, Calderón studied in Costa Rica and Belgium, where he married Yvonne Clays Spoelders, who was later to be the first female diplomat of... |
1938–1940 |
| Otto Cortés Fernández | 1940–1941 |
| Teodoro Picado Michalski Teodoro Picado Michalski Teodoro Picado Michalski was the President of Costa Rica from 1944 to 1948.-Overview:Teodoro Picado governed Costa Rica immediately after the presidency of Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia and preceded the de facto junta of José Figueres... |
1941–1944 |
| José Albertazzi Avedaño | 1944–1945 |
| Rafael Ángel Grillo Ocampo | 1945–1946 |
| Francisco Fonseca Chanier | 1946–1948 |
President of the Eighth Constituent Assembly
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Marcial Rodríguez Conejo | Januar 1949 – November 1949 |
Presidents of the Legislative Assembly
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Marcial Rodríguez Conejo | 1949–1952 |
| Abelardo Bonilla Balladares | 1952–1953 |
| Álvaro Montero Padilla | 1958–1960 |
| Fernando Lara Bustamante | 1960–1961 |
| Mario Leiva Quirós | 1961–1962 |
| Carlos Espinach Escalante | 1962–1963 |
| Rafael París Steffens | 1963–1964 |
| Rolando Solano Orfila | 1964–1965 |
| Rodrigo Carazo Odio Rodrigo Carazo Odio Rodrigo José Ramón Francisco de Jesús Carazo Odio served as President of Costa Rica from 8 May 1978 to 8 May 1982.Carazo was born in 1926 in Cartago... |
1966–1967 |
| Hernán Garrón Salazar | 1967–1968 |
| Fernando Volio Jiménez Fernando Volio Jiménez Fernando Volio Jiménez was a Costa Rican politician.... |
1968–1969 |
| José Luis Molina Quesada | 1969–1970 |
| Daniel Oduber Quirós Daniel Oduber Quirós Porfirio Ricardo José Luis Daniel Oduber Quirós served as President ofCosta Rica from 1974 to 1978. Early in his career he worked as a lawyer.In 1945 he went to Canada to study philosophy at McGill University, graduating with... |
1970–1973 |
| Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez | 1973–1974 |
| Alfonso Carro Zuñiga | 1974–1977 |
| Elias Soley Soler | 1977–1978 |
| Rodrigo Madrigal Nieto Rodrigo Madrigal Nieto Rodrigo Madrigal Nieto was a Costa Rican politician.... |
1978–1979 |
| Ramón Aguilera Facio | 1979–1980 |
| Rafael Grillo Rivera | 1980–1981 |
| Cristian Tattenbach Iglesias | 1981–1982 |
| Hernán Gárron Salazar | 1982–1983 |
| Jorge Luis Villanueva Badilla | 1983–1984 |
| Bernal Jiménez Monge | 1984–1985 |
| Guillermo Vargas Sanabril | 1985–1986 |
| Rosemary Karspinsky Dodero | 1986–1987 |
| Fernando Voli Jiménez | 1987–1988 |
| José Luis Valenciano Chaves | 1988–1989 |
| Allen Arias Angulo | 1989–1990 |
| Juan José Trejos Fonseca | 1990–1991 |
| Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría | 1991–1992 |
| Roberto Tovar Faja Roberto Tovar Faja Roberto Tovar Faja is a Costa Rican politician.- References :* .* .* .* .... |
1992–1993 |
| Danilo Chaverri Soto | 1993–1994 |
| Alberto Cañas Escalante Alberto Cañas Escalante Alberto Cañas Escalante is a Costa Rican politician, as well as a diplomat, lawyer and playwright. He co-founded one of Costa Rica's biggest law firms, Facio & Cañas. He was considered a very important figure in the cultural, political and social life of Costa Rica in the second half of the... |
1994–1995 |
| Antonio Álvarez Desanti Antonio Álvarez Desanti Antonio Álvarez Desanti, is a Costa Rican businessman and politician, currently affiliated with the Partido Liberación Nacional in Costa Rica... |
1995–1996 |
| Walter Coto Molina | 1996–1997 |
| Saúl Weisleder Weisleder | 1997–1998 |
| Luis Fishman Zonzinski Luis Fishman Zonzinski Luis Fishman Zonzinski is a Costa Rican politician. Fishman Zonzinski was Vice President of Costa Rica from 2002-2006. In 2010, he was the Social Christian Unity Party's candidate for President in the general election.-References:... |
1998–1999 |
| Carlos Vargas Pagán | 1999–2000 |
| Rina Contreras López | 2000–2001 |
| Ovidio Pacheco Salazar | 2001–2002 |
| Rolando Laclé Castro | 2002–2003 |
| Mario Redondo Poveda | 2003–2004 |
| Gerardo González Esquivel | 2004–2005 |
| Francisco Antonio Pacheco Fernández | 2006–2010 |