List of presidents of Costa Rica

The President of Costa Rica is the head of state and government of Costa Rica. The President is  elected in direct elections. He or she is elected for four years. Two Vice Presidents are elected at the same time with the President. The President appoints the Council of Ministers.http://www.guiascostarica.com/cr1.htm  Executive Branch Due to the abolition of the military of Costa Rica in 1948, the president is not a Commander-in-chief.

Here is a table that has a list of the junta chairmen, presidents and heads of state of Costa Rica since independence from Spain and Mexico. From 1824 to 1838 Costa Rica was a state in the Federal Republic of Central America. After that it has been an independent nation.

Heads of State of Costa Rica (1825-1848)
NameTermPartyNotesJuan Mora Fernández1825–1833 LiberalTwo successive periods; re-elected in 1829.José Rafael Gallegos1833–1835 ConservativeResigned, Manuel Fernández Chacón and Nicolás Ulloa Soto followed as acting Heads of State.Braulio Carrillo Colina1835–1837 LiberalFirst term. Juan Mora FernándezMarch–April 1837 LiberalProvisionalManuel Aguilar Chacón1837–1838LiberalDeposed in a coup.Braulio Carrillo Colina1838–1842 LiberalSecond term, deposed in a coup.    Francisco MorazánApril–September 1842 LiberalDeposed by popular uprising; executed 15 September 1842. António Pinto SoaresSeptember 1842 LiberalCame to power in popular uprising, and quickly resigned.José María Alfaro Zamora1842–1844 LiberalFirst term. Provisional. Francisco María Oreamuno BonillaNovember–December 1844 LiberalDeposed in a coup.José Rafael Gallegos1845–1846 Conservative José María Alfaro Zamora1846–1847 LiberalSecond term.José Castro Madriz1847–1848 Liberal 

Presidents of Costa Rica (1848-Present)
 President  Took office  Left office  Party  Notes José Castro Madriz 50px 8 May 1847 16 November 1849 Liberal "Founder of the Republic". Miguel Mora Porras(interim president) 50px 16 November 1849 26 November 1849 Liberal Juan Mora Porras(first, second and third term) 50px 26 November 1849 14 August 1859 Liberal José María Montealegre Fernández 50px 14 August 1859 8 May 1863 Liberal Provisional 1859-1860. Jesús Jiménez Zamora 50px 8 May 1863 8 May 1866 Liberal José Castro Madriz(second term) 50px 8 May 1866 1 November 1868 Liberal Deposed in a coup d'état. Jesús Jiménez Zamora(second term) 50px 1 November 1868 27 April 1870 Military Bruno Carranza Ramírez 50px 27 April 1870 8 August 1870 Liberal Deposed in a coup d'état. Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez 50px 10 August 1870 8 May 1876 Liberal Provisional 1870-1872. Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz 50px 8 May 1876 30 July 1876 LiberalDeposed in a coup d'état. Vicente Herrera Zeledón 50px 30 July 1876 11 September 1877 Conservative Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez(second term) 50px 11 September 1877 6 July 1882 Liberal Died in office. Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez 50px 6 July 1882 20 July 1882 Liberal Acting president. Próspero Fernández Oreamuno 50px 20 July 1882 12 March 1885 Liberal Died in office. Bernardo Soto Alfaro(two consecutive terms, the first incomplete) 50px 12 March 1885 8 May 1890 Liberal Carlos Durán Cartín was acting president 1889-1890. José Rodríguez Zeledón 50px 8 May 1890 8 May 1894 Constitutional Party Rafael Yglesias Castro(first and second term) 50px 8 May 1894 8 May 1902 Civil Party  Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra 50px 8 May 1902 8 May 1906 Civil Party Cleto González Víquez(first term) 50px 8 May 1906 8 May 1910 National Union Party Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno(first term) 50px 8 May 1910 8 May 1914 National Republican Party Son of Jesús Jiménez Zamora Alfredo González Flores 50px 8 May 1914 27 January 1917 National Republican Party Deposed by Tinoco in a coup. Federico Tinoco Granados(first and second term) 50px 27 January 1917 13 August 1919 Military/Partido Tinoquista Overthrown by popular uprising. Juan Quirós Segura(previously Vice President) 50px 13 August 1919 2 September 1919 Military/Partido Tinoquista Forced to resign by the U.S. government. Francisco Aguilar Barquero(interim president) 50px 2 September 1919 8 May 1920 National Union Party Julio Acosta García 50px 8 May 1920 8 May 1924 Constitutional Party Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno(second term) 50px 8 May 1924 8 May 1928 National Republican Party Cleto González Víquez(second term) 50px 8 May 1928 8 May 1932 National Union Party Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno(third term) 50px 8 May 1932 8 May 1936 National Republican Party León Cortés Castro 50px 8 May 1936 8 May 1940 National Republican Party Rafael Calderón Guardia 50px 8 May 1940 8 May 1944 National Republican Party Teodoro Picado Michalski 50px 8 May 1944 8 May 1948 National Republican Party Santos León Herrera(interim president) 50px 20 April 1948 8 May 1948 National Republican Party Former vice-president of Teodoro Picado Michalski. José Figueres Ferrer 50px 8 May 1948 8 November 1949 National Liberation Party Came to power in civil war. Returned power to elected president after re-organizing the government. Otilio Ulate Blanco 50px 7 November 1949 8 May 1953 National Union Party José Figueres Ferrer(second term) 50px 8 May 1953 8 May 1958 National Liberation Party Presidential re-election disallowed. Mario Echandi Jiménez 50px 8 May 1958 8 May 1962 National Unification Party Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich 50px 8 May 1962 8 May 1966 National Liberation Party José Trejos Fernández 50px 8 May 1966 8 May 1970 National Unification Party José Figueres Ferrer(third term) 50px 8 May 1970 8 May 1974 National Liberation Party Presidential re-election disallowed. Daniel Oduber Quirós 50px 8 May 1974 8 May 1978 National Liberation Party Rodrigo Carazo Odio 50px 8 May 1978 8 May 1982 Social Christian Unity Party Luis Monge Álvarez 50px 8 May 1982 8 May 1986 National Liberation Party Óscar Arias 50px 8 May 1986 8 May 1990 National Liberation Party Nobel Peace Prize winner 1987. Rafael Calderón Fournier 50px 8 May 1990 8 May 1994 Social Christian Unity Party Son of Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia. José Figueres Olsen 50px 8 May 1994 8 May 1998 National Liberation Party Son of José Figueres Ferrer. Miguel Rodríguez Echeverría 50px 8 May 1998 8 May 2002 Social Christian Unity Party Abel Pacheco de la Espriella 50px 8 May 2002 8 May 2006 Social Christian Unity Party Presidential re-election re-instated. Óscar Arias(second term) 50px 8 May 2006 8 May 2010 National Liberation Party Laura Chinchilla 50px 8 May 2010 8 May 2014 National Liberation Party First female president (presidenta) of Costa Rica. Luis Guillermo Solís 50px 8 May 2014 8 May 2018 Citizens' Action Party  Carlos Alvarado Quesada 50px 8 May 2018 8 May 2022 Citizens' Action Party  Rodrigo Chaves Robles  8 May 2022 Present  Social Democratic Progress Party

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