Costa Rica: Heads of State: 1948-2023 Presidente de la Junta Fundadora de la Segunda República 8 May 1948 - 8 Nov 1949 José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer Presidente Constitucional de la República [1] 8 Nov 1949 - 8 Nov 1953 Luis Rafael Otilio Ulate Blanco 8 Nov 1953 - 8 May 1958 José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer (x) 8 May 1958 - 8 May 1962 Mario José Echandi Jiménez Presidente de la República 8 May 1962 - 8 May 1966 Francisco José Orlich Bolmarcich 8 May 1966 - 8 May 1970 José Joaquín Antonio Trejos Fernández 8 May 1970 - 8 May 1974 José María Hipólito Figueres Ferrer (x) 8 May 1974 - 8 May 1978 Porfirio Ricardo José Luis Daniel Oduber Quirós 8 May 1978 - 8 May 1982 Rodrigo José Ramón Francisco de Jesús Carazo Odio 8 May 1982 - 8 May 1986 Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez 8 May 1986 - 8 May 1990 Óscar Rafael de Jesús Arias Sánchez 8 May 1990 - 8 May 1994 Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier 8 May 1994 - 8 May 1998 José María Figueres Olsen 8 May 1998 - 8 May 2002 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría 8 May 2002 - 8 May 2006 Abel de Jesús Pacheco de la Espriella 8 May 2006 - 8 May 2010 Óscar Rafael de Jesús Arias Sánchez (x) Presidenta de la República 8 May 2010 - 8 May 2014 Laura Chinchilla Miranda Presidente de la República 8 May 2014 - 8 May 2018 Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera 8 May 2018 - 8 May 2022 Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada 8 May 2022 - Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles [1] The Constitution of 1949 routinely refers to the head of state as Presidente de la República and/or Presidente, assigning no particular style for the office; the word "Constitucional" was in consistent official use to 8 May 1962. Last updated on: 11 May 2022 22:58:33
