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She was sworn in as President of Costa Rica on 8 May 2010.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"28 March 1959","date":"1959-03-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57321#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"San José","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3070"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57321#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Costa Rica","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q800"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57321#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"political scientist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1238570"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57321#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"National Liberation Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82591"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57321#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Costa Rica","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1305486"},{"text":"Walsh School of Foreign Service","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128047"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57321#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"José María Rico","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6293319"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57321#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"member of the International Olympic Committee (since 2019)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128212331","start":"2019"},{"text":"President of Costa Rica (8 May 2010 – 8 May 2014)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27977064","start":"2010-05-08","end":"2014-05-08"},{"text":"Vice President of Costa Rica (2006–2010)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7925043","start":"2006","end":"2010"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57321#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42313160"},{"text":"honorary doctor of Georgetown University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83531787"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57321#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Chinchilla","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57321"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Laura Chinchilla born?","a":"Laura Chinchilla was born on 28 March 1959 in San José."},{"q":"What positions has Laura Chinchilla held?","a":"Positions held by Laura Chinchilla include: member of the International Olympic Committee (since 2019); President of Costa Rica (2010–2014); Vice President of Costa Rica (2006–2010)."},{"q":"Where did Laura Chinchilla study?","a":"Laura Chinchilla was educated at University of Costa Rica, Walsh School of Foreign Service."}],"related":[{"name":"Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/tamim-bin-hamad-al-thani"},{"name":"Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/henri-grand-duke-of-luxembourg"},{"name":"Albert II of Monaco","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/albert-ii-of-monaco"},{"name":"David Lappartient","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-lappartient"},{"name":"Dagmawit Girmay Berhane","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/dagmawit-girmay-berhane"},{"name":"Octavian Morariu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/octavian-morariu"},{"name":"Laura Fernández","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/laura-fernandez"},{"name":"Rodrigo Chaves","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/rodrigo-chaves"},{"name":"Otilio Ulate Blanco","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/otilio-ulate-blanco"},{"name":"Óscar Arias","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/oscar-arias"},{"name":"José María Figueres","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-maria-figueres"},{"name":"Rodrigo Carazo Odio","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/rodrigo-carazo-odio"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/laura-chinchilla-3aeeedabc6.jpg","width":403,"height":392,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laura_4_(cropped).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Laura Chinchilla","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Chinchilla","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q57321","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57321","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Laura 4 (cropped).jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (CC BY-SA 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laura_4_(cropped).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Laura Chinchilla, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Laura 4 (cropped).jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Laura Chinchilla\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/laura-chinchilla. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T07:56:30Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/laura-chinchilla","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/laura-chinchilla","ne":null}}