Ministry of the Presidency (Costa Rica)

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Ministry of the Presidency
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Agency overview
Formed24 December 1961 (1961-12-24)
Jurisdiction Costa Rica
Annual budget₡12,164,000,000 (2023)
Minister responsible
Child agencies
Website https://www.presidencia.go.cr/

The Ministry of the Presidency (Spanish : Ministerio de la Presidencia) is a ministry of the Republic of Costa Rica created on 24 December 1961 through Law 2980. [1] Its work prescribed by law consists in providing support to the President of the Republic, serving as a liaison between the Presidency and the other branches of government, civil society and the various ministries.

Being one of the most political ministries, since it has to coordinate with the social and political organizations, with the Legislative Assembly and with the opposition groups, it is usually put in charge of one of the closest collaborators of the President. The Costa Rican intelligence agency, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security, reports to the Ministry of the Presidency, [2] which has generated controversy. [3] [4]

Said portfolio is one of the most important in the Costa Rican presidential cabinet. The Minister of the Presidency has among its functions to coordinate inter-ministerial and inter-institutional work, to be an interlocutor between the President and the Parliament together with other tasks similar to those that in other countries fall on a Chief of Cabinet or Prime Minister, so usually a person of extreme confidence of the President is appointed. It is not unusual, too, that a few former presidential ministers have been later elected presidents of the Republic. The Minister of the Presidency, however, is not head of government, as Costa Rica's Constitution establishes that the President is both head of state and head of government. [5]

The headquarters of the Ministry of the Presidency are located in Casa Presidencial in Zapote District, San José.

List of ministers

Ministers of the Presidency
No.MinisterPeriodPartyPresident
1
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Mario Quirós Sasso1962-1966 [6] [7] [8] National Liberation Party
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Francisco José Orlich Bolmarcich
2 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría 1970 [9] National Unification Party
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José Joaquín Trejos Fernández
3
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Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez 1970-1974 [10] National Liberation Party
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José Figueres Ferrer
4
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Wilburg Jiménez Castro1975-1976 [11] National Liberation Party
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Daniel Oduber Quirós
4
Fernando Volio Jimenez.jpg
Fernando Volio Jiménez1977-1978
5
Jose Rafael Cordero Croceri.png
José Rafael Cordero Croceri1978-1982 [12] [13] Unity Coalition
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Rodrigo Carazo Odio
6
Fernando Berrocal Soto.png
Fernando Berrocal Soto1982-1984 [14] [15] National Liberation Party
Luis Alberto Monge (1984).jpg
Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez
7
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Danilo Jiménez Veiga1984-1986 [14]
8
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Rodrigo Arias Sánchez1986-1990 [16] National Liberation Party
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Óscar Arias Sánchez
9
Rodolfo Mendez Mata.png
Rodolfo Méndez Mata1990-1991 [17] Social Christian Unity Party
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Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier
10
Rolando Lacle Castro.jpg
Rolando Laclé Castro1991-1994 [16] [18]
11
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Rodrigo Oreamuno Blanco1994-1996 [19] National Liberation Party
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José María Figueres Olsen
12
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Marco Antonio Vargas Díaz 1996-1998
13
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Roberto Tovar Faja 1998-1999 [16] Social Christian Unity Party Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría
14
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Danilo Chaverri Soto1999-2002 [16]
15
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Ricardo Toledo Carranza 2002-2006 Social Christian Unity Party
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Abel Pacheco de la Espriella
16
Rodrigo Arias Sanchez.jpg
Rodrigo Arias Sánchez2006-2010 [16] National Liberation Party
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Óscar Arias Sánchez
17
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Marco Antonio Vargas Díaz 2010-2011 National Liberation Party
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Laura Chinchilla Miranda
18
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Carlos Ricardo Benavides Jiménez2011-2014
19
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Melvin Jiménez Marín2014-2015 [16] Citizens' Action Party
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Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera
20
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Sergio Alfaro Salas2015-2018
21
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Rodolfo Piza Rocafort 2018-2019 Social Christian Unity Party
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Carlos Alvarado Quesada
22
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Víctor Morales Mora 2019-2020 Citizens' Action Party
23
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Marcelo Prieto Jiménez2020-2021 National Liberation Party
24
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Geannina Dinarte Romero 2021-2022 Citizens' Action Party
25
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Natalia Díaz Quintana2022-present United We Can
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Rodrigo Chaves Robles

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