Worldwide Guide to Women in
Leadership
Female Leaders of Costa Rica Parties
Also see Costa Rica Ministers
1956-57 President of Partido Liberacón Nacional María Teresa Obregón
Zamora
First female MP in 1953.
1963-ca. 70 Co-Leader of Partido Democratico de Avanza de Femina Clothilde Cordero de Carvajal
1963-ca. 70 Co-Leader of Partido Democratico de Avanza de Femina Algela Acuña de Cahaón
1963-ca. 70 Co-Leader of Partido Democratico de Avanza de Femina Olga de Echandi
1982 President of Partido Organizacion Socialista de los Trabadores Maria Trejos Montero
1983-? President of Partido Unión Nacional Olga Marta Ulate Rojas
1992-? President of Partido Alajuelita Nueva Annie Badilla Calderón
1998- ?Secretary of Partido Unidad Social Cristina Lorena Uásiques
1999-2002 Leader of Partido Liberación Nacional Sonia Picado Sotela
2001-
President of Partido Unidad Social Cristiana Rina Maria Contreras López
Vice-President 1998-2000 and 2000-01 President of the Parliament (b. 1950-)
2002- President of Partido Liberación Nacional Ana Gabriela Ross
2005- President of the Partido Acción Ciudadana
Epsy Campbell Barr
2003-05 Leader of the Parliamentary Faction
Candidate for the post of first Vice-president in 2006.
2005- President of Partido Nueva Liga Feminista
Ana Felicia Torres Redondo
2006- Leader of the Parliamentary Faction of Tras un Desarollo con Rostro Humano Mayi Antillón
2006- Leader of the Parliamentary Faction of Pac Será un Oposición Responsable Elizabeth Fonseca
2006- Leader of the Parliamentary Faction of
Partido Unidad Social Cristiana
Tras Agenda Nacional de Desarollo
Lorena Vásquez Badilla
She is also Party President.
2006- Leader of the Parliamentary Faction Libertarios Derán Continuidad a So Labor Evita Arguedas