Marlene Madrigal Flores | |
|---|---|
 Marlene Madrigal Flores in 2014 | |
| Deputy Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Constituency | Heredia,Costa Rica |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Costa Rica |
| Political party | Citizens' Action Party |
| Profession | Agricultural activist,politician |
Marlene Madrigal Flores is a Costa Rican agricultural worker activist and a current deputy from Heredia in the Legislative Assembly.
Madrigal has a technical education. [1]
Madrigal has worked in several capacities as an agricultural activist. She has been a Resister for Sarapiquí,Vice-President of the National Agricultural Commission,President of the National Federation of Banana Workers,and a promoter for the Citizens' Action Party (PAC for its Spanish initials) in Sarapiquí. [1] She has also worked for a number of agricultural companies and international agricultural unions. [1] [2]
In 2013 alone,she visited the Legislative Assembly a total of 16 times. [3]
When Madrigal began running for deputy in 2013,she was 42 years old. [1] She was elected as a PAC candidate alongside economist Henry Mora Jiménez. [4] In the general election,Madrigal was elected and she will now serve for the 2014 to 2018 legislative term. [5]
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