List of Presidents of Costa Rica
Presidents of Costa Rica (1848–present)
Liberal Conservative Military PR PRN PUN PLN PUSC PAC

List of Presidents of Costa Rica

Section Title: Presidents of Costa Rica (1848–present)
Table Section Text: Liberal Conservative Military PR PRN PUN PLN PUSC PAC

No.	President (Birth–Death)	Term of Office	Political Affiliation	Election	Notes

1	José María Castro Madriz (1818–1892)	-	31 August 1848	16 November 1849	Non-partisan Liberal	1847	"Founder of the Republic".

(1)	Miguel Mora Porras (1816–1887)	-	16 November 1849	26 November 1849	Non-partisan Liberal	Interim president.

2	Juan Mora Porras (1814–1860)	-	26 November 1849	14 August 1859	Non-partisan Liberal	1849 1853 1859	First, second and third term.

3	José María Montealegre Fernández (1815–1887)	José María Montealegra Fernández.JPG	14 August 1859	8 May 1863	Non-partisan Liberal	1860	Provisional 1859–1860.

4	Jesús Jiménez Zamora (1823–1897)	Jesús Jiménez Zamora.JPG	8 May 1863	8 May 1866	Non-partisan Liberal	1863

5	José Castro Madriz (1818–1892)	-	8 May 1866	1 November 1868	Non-partisan Liberal	1866	Second term. Deposed in a coup d'état.

6	Jesús Jiménez Zamora (1823–1897)	Jesús Jiménez Zamora.JPG	1 November 1868	27 April 1870	Military	Second term.

7	Bruno Carranza Ramírez (1822–1891)	Bruno Carranza Ramirez.JPG	27 April 1870	8 August 1870	Non-partisan Liberal	Appointed by Tomás Guardia as provisional president. Resigned after a few months.

8	Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez (1831–1882)	Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez.JPG	10 August 1870	8 May 1876	Non-partisan Liberal	1872	Provisional 1870–1872, latter elected.

9	Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz (1824–1898)	-	8 May 1876	30 July 1876	Non-partisan Liberal	1876	Deposed in a coup d'état.

10	Vicente Herrera Zeledón (1821–1888)	Vicente Herrera Zeledón.JPG	30 July 1876	11 September 1877	Non-partisan Conservative	Appointed by Guardia.

11	Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez (1831–1882)	Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez.JPG	11 September 1877	6 July 1882	Non-partisan Liberal	Second term as de facto ruler. Died in office.

12	Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez (1826–1905)	-	6 July 1882	20 July 1882	Non-partisan Liberal	Acting president.

13	Próspero Fernández Oreamuno (1834–1885)	Próspero Fernández Oreamuno.JPG	20 July 1882	12 March 1885	Non-partisan Liberal	1882	Died in office.

14	Bernardo Soto Alfaro (1854–1931)	Bernardo Soto Alfaro.JPG	12 March 1885	8 May 1890	Non-partisan Liberal	1886	Two consecutive terms, the first incomplete. Carlos Durán Cartín was acting president 1889–1890.

15	José Rodríguez Zeledón (1837–1917)	José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón.JPG	8 May 1890	8 May 1894	Constitutional	1889

16	Rafael Yglesias Castro (1861–1924)	-	8 May 1894	8 May 1902	Civil	1893	First and second term.

17	Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra (1844–1923)	Ascención Esquivel Ibarra.JPG	8 May 1902	8 May 1906	National Union	1901

18	Cleto González Víquez (1858–1937)	-	8 May 1906	8 May 1910	National	1905	First term.

19	Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (1859–1945)	-	8 May 1910	8 May 1914	Republican	1909	First term. Son of Jesús Jiménez Zamora.

20	Alfredo González Flores (1877–1962)	-	8 May 1914	27 January 1917	Republican	Designated by Congress as no clear candidate won in 1913	Deposed by Tinoco in a coup d'état.

21	Federico Tinoco Granados (1868–1931)	-	27 January 1917	13 August 1919	Military / Peliquista	1917	First and second term. Overthrown by popular uprising.

22	Juan Quirós Segura (1853–1934)	-	13 August 1919	2 September 1919	Military / Peliquista	Previously Vice President. Forced to resign by the U.S. government.

23	Francisco Aguilar Barquero (1857–1924)	-	2 September 1919	8 May 1920	Republican	Interim president.

24	Julio Acosta García (1872–1954)	Julio Acosta García.JPG	8 May 1920	8 May 1924	Constitutional	1919

25	Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (1859–1945)	-	8 May 1924	8 May 1928	Republican	1923	Second term.

26	Cleto González Víquez (1858–1937)	-	8 May 1928	8 May 1932	National Union	1928	Second term.

27	Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (1859–1945)	-	8 May 1932	8 May 1936	National Republican	1932	Third term.

28	León Cortés Castro (1882–1946)	Povedano - León Cortés Castro, pte CR.JPG	8 May 1936	8 May 1940	National Republican	1936

29	Rafael Calderón Guardia (1900–1970)	-	8 May 1940	8 May 1944	National Republican	1940

30	Teodoro Picado Michalski (1900–1960)	-	8 May 1944	20 April 1948	National Republican	1944

(31a)	Santos León Herrera (1874–1950)	-	20 April 1948	8 May 1948	National Republican	Interim president. Former vice-president of Teodoro Picado Michalski.

(31b)	José Figueres Ferrer (1906–1990)	-	8 May 1948	8 November 1949	Social Democratic	De facto	Came to power in the Civil War. Returned power to elected president after re-organizing the government.

31	Otilio Ulate Blanco (1891–1973)	-	8 November 1949	8 November 1953	National Union	1948

32	José Figueres Ferrer (1906–1990)	-	8 November 1953	8 May 1958	National Liberation	1953	Second term. Presidential re-election disallowed.

33	Mario Echandi Jiménez (1915–2011)	-	8 May 1958	8 May 1962	National Union	1958

34	Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907–1969)	-	8 May 1962	8 May 1966	National Liberation	1962

35	José Trejos Fernández (1916–2010)	-	8 May 1966	8 May 1970	National Unification	1966

36	José Figueres Ferrer (1906–1990)	-	8 May 1970	8 May 1974	National Liberation	1970	Third term. Presidential re-election disallowed.

37	Daniel Oduber Quirós (1921–1991)	-	8 May 1974	8 May 1978	National Liberation	1974

38	Rodrigo Carazo Odio (1926–2009)	-	8 May 1978	8 May 1982	Unity Coalition	1978

39	Luis Monge Álvarez (1925–2016)	-	8 May 1982	8 May 1986	National Liberation	1982

40	Óscar Arias Sánchez (born 1940)	-	8 May 1986	8 May 1990	National Liberation	1986	Nobel Peace Prize winner 1987. First term.

41	Rafael Calderón Fournier (born 1949)	-	8 May 1990	8 May 1994	Social Christian Unity	1990	Son of Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia.

42	José Figueres Olsen (born 1954)	-	8 May 1994	8 May 1998	National Liberation	1994	Son of José Figueres Ferrer.

43	Miguel Rodríguez Echeverría (born 1940)	-	8 May 1998	8 May 2002	Social Christian Unity	1998

44	Abel Pacheco de la Espriella (born 1933)	-	8 May 2002	8 May 2006	Social Christian Unity	2002	Presidential re-election re-instated.

45	Óscar Arias Sánchez (born 1940)	-	8 May 2006	8 May 2010	National Liberation	2006	Second term.

46	Laura Chinchilla Miranda (born 1959)	-	8 May 2010	8 May 2014	National Liberation	2010	First female president of Costa Rica.

47	Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera (born 1958)	Luis Guillermo Solís, Costa Rica 03(cropped).JPG	8 May 2014	8 May 2018	Citizens' Action	2014

48	Carlos Alvarado Quesada (born 1980)	-	8 May 2018	Incumbent (Term ends on 8 May 2022)	Citizens' Action	2018	Youngest president since Alfredo González Flores (1914).

Sentence(s)

José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón (1837 – 1917) was the President of Costa Rica, from 1890 to 1894.
José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón (1837 – 1917) was President of Costa Rica from 1890 to 1894.
José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón (1837 – 1917) was President of Costa Rica from 1890 to 1894.

final_sentence: José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón (1837 – 1917) was the President of Costa Rica, from 1890 to 1894.
final_sentence: José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón (1837 – 1917) was President of Costa Rica from 1890 to 1894.
final_sentence: José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón (1837 – 1917) was President of Costa Rica from 1890 to 1894.