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| On April 1, 2018 Alvarado won the ] (second round) with 61%, defeating ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-costarica-election/costa-rica-center-left-easily-wins-presidency-in-vote-fought-on-gay-rights-idUSKBN1H80XC|title=Costa Rica center-left easily wins presidency in vote fought on gay rights|publisher=Reuters|date=April 1, 2018|author=David Alire Garcia, Enrique Andres Pretel}}</ref> ] was a major issue in the campaign, after a ruling by the ] required Costa Rica to recognize such unions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/02/costa-rica-quesada-wins-presidency-in-vote-fought-on-gay-rights|title=Costa Rica: Carlos Alvarado wins presidency in vote fought on gay rights|last=Henley|first=Jon|date=2018-04-02|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-07-03}}</ref> Alvarado Muñoz campaigned against same-sex marriage, while Alvarado Quesada argued to respect the court's ruling. Alvarado Quesada won in a landslide, defying polls that predicted a close election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/world/americas/costa-rica-election-alvarado-quesada.html|title=Costa Rica Election Hands Presidency to Governing Party Stalwart|access-date=2018-07-03|language=en}}</ref> He was sworn into office on May 8, 2018. | On April 1, 2018 Alvarado won the ] (second round) with 61%, defeating ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-costarica-election/costa-rica-center-left-easily-wins-presidency-in-vote-fought-on-gay-rights-idUSKBN1H80XC|title=Costa Rica center-left easily wins presidency in vote fought on gay rights|publisher=Reuters|date=April 1, 2018|author=David Alire Garcia, Enrique Andres Pretel}}</ref> ] was a major issue in the campaign, after a ruling by the ] required Costa Rica to recognize such unions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/02/costa-rica-quesada-wins-presidency-in-vote-fought-on-gay-rights|title=Costa Rica: Carlos Alvarado wins presidency in vote fought on gay rights|last=Henley|first=Jon|date=2018-04-02|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-07-03}}</ref> Alvarado Muñoz campaigned against same-sex marriage, while Alvarado Quesada argued to respect the court's ruling. Alvarado Quesada won in a landslide, defying polls that predicted a close election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/world/americas/costa-rica-election-alvarado-quesada.html|title=Costa Rica Election Hands Presidency to Governing Party Stalwart|access-date=2018-07-03|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-04-02|title=Costa Rica president-elect Carlos Alvarado calls for unity|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-43617282|access-date=2021-05-27}}</ref> He was sworn into office on May 8, 2018. During his tenure Costa Rica celebrated its first same-sex marriages.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-05-26|title=Costa Rica celebrates first same-sex weddings|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52808947|access-date=2021-05-27}}</ref> | ||
| As President, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has focused his efforts on ] Costa Rica's economy. He has set a goal for the country to achieve zero net emissions by the year 2050, and is implementing measures to achieve this. Since 40% of the country's ] come from transportation, he is focusing his efforts on that sector by building an electric rail-based public transit system for the capital, ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-costa-rica-climatechange-transportati-idUSKCN1QE253|title=Costa Rica launches 'unprecedented' push for zero emissions by 2050|date=2019-02-25|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-04-02|language=en}}</ref> On 24 February 2019, he launched a plan to fully decarbonize the country's economy, in a ceremony alongside ], the Costa Rican former UNFCCC head.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theclimategroup.org/news/costa-rica-launches-plan-become-world-s-first-decarbonized-country|title=Costa Rica launches plan to become the world’s first decarbonized country|date=2019-02-25|website=The Climate Group|language=en|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref> At this event, he described decarbonization as "the great challenge of our generation," and declared that "Costa Rica must be among the first countries to achieve it, if not the first."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://unfccc.int/news/costa-rica-commits-to-fully-decarbonize-by-2050|title=Costa Rica Commits to Fully Decarbonize by 2050 {{!}} UNFCCC|website=unfccc.int|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=TIME 100 Next 2019: Carlos Alvarado Quesada|url=https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/5718820/carlos-alvarado-quesada/|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Time|language=en-us}}</ref> Although the ] has slowed the decarbonization plans, Alvarado and his government are still committed to the 2050 "net zero" target.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-22|title=‘It's in our DNA’: tiny Costa Rica wants the world to take giant climate step|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/22/costa-rica-carlos-alvarado-quesada-environment-policy-action-aoe|access-date=2021-05-27|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> During the the pandemic, Alvarado successfully negotiated an arrangement with the IMF for economic recovery, <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica’s President: “No Growth and Poverty Reduction Without Economic Stability”|url=https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2021/03/01/na030121-costa-ricas-president-no-growth-and-poverty-reduction-without-economic-stability|access-date=2021-05-27|website=IMF|language=en}}</ref>arguing that "No Growth and Poverty Reduction Without Economic Stability".<ref name=":1" /> This arrangement is yet to be approved by Congress. | As President, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has focused his efforts on ] Costa Rica's economy. He has set a goal for the country to achieve zero net emissions by the year 2050, and is implementing measures to achieve this. Since 40% of the country's ] come from transportation, he is focusing his efforts on that sector by building an electric rail-based public transit system for the capital, ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-costa-rica-climatechange-transportati-idUSKCN1QE253|title=Costa Rica launches 'unprecedented' push for zero emissions by 2050|date=2019-02-25|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-04-02|language=en}}</ref> On 24 February 2019, he launched a plan to fully decarbonize the country's economy, in a ceremony alongside ], the Costa Rican former UNFCCC head.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theclimategroup.org/news/costa-rica-launches-plan-become-world-s-first-decarbonized-country|title=Costa Rica launches plan to become the world’s first decarbonized country|date=2019-02-25|website=The Climate Group|language=en|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref> At this event, he described decarbonization as "the great challenge of our generation," and declared that "Costa Rica must be among the first countries to achieve it, if not the first."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://unfccc.int/news/costa-rica-commits-to-fully-decarbonize-by-2050|title=Costa Rica Commits to Fully Decarbonize by 2050 {{!}} UNFCCC|website=unfccc.int|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=TIME 100 Next 2019: Carlos Alvarado Quesada|url=https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/5718820/carlos-alvarado-quesada/|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Time|language=en-us}}</ref> Although the ] has slowed the decarbonization plans, Alvarado and his government are still committed to the 2050 "net zero" target.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-22|title=‘It's in our DNA’: tiny Costa Rica wants the world to take giant climate step|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/22/costa-rica-carlos-alvarado-quesada-environment-policy-action-aoe|access-date=2021-05-27|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| During the the pandemic, Alvarado successfully negotiated an arrangement with the IMF for economic recovery, <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica’s President: “No Growth and Poverty Reduction Without Economic Stability”|url=https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2021/03/01/na030121-costa-ricas-president-no-growth-and-poverty-reduction-without-economic-stability|access-date=2021-05-27|website=IMF|language=en}}</ref>arguing that "No Growth and Poverty Reduction Without Economic Stability".<ref name=":1" /> This arrangement is yet to be approved by Congress. | |||
| Alvarado has also led a global effort with ] head ] to encourage ] ] sharing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Quesada|first=Carlos Alvarado|date=2020-05-29|title=Globalizing the Fight Against the Pandemic {{!}} by Carlos Alvarado Quesada & Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus|url=https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/covid19-access-pool-vaccine-data-ip-sharing-by-carlos-alvarado-quesada-and-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-2020-05|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Project Syndicate|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mancini|first=Donato Paolo|date=May 27, 2021|title=WHO reboots IP sharing scheme for Covid shots, drugs and tests|work=Financial Time|url=https://www.ft.com/content/66a4b785-183a-48c6-9557-8621496d7c08|access-date=May 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Facebook|last2=Twitter|last3=options|first3=Show more sharing|last4=Facebook|last5=Twitter|last6=LinkedIn|last7=Email|last8=URLCopied!|first8=Copy Link|last9=Print|date=2021-05-01|title=Vaccine companies and the U.S. government snubbed WHO initiative to scale up global manufacturing|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-04-30/vaccine-companies-and-the-u-s-government-snubbed-who-initiative-to-scale-up-global-manufacturing|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
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| Excelentísimo SeñorCarlos Alvarado Quesada | |
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| 48th President of Costa Rica | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2018 | |
| Vice President | Epsy Campbell Barr Marvin Rodríguez Cordero |
| Preceded by | Luis Guillermo Solís |
| Minister of Labor and Social Security | |
| In office 29 March 2016 – 19 January 2017 | |
| President | Luis Guillermo Solís |
| Preceded by | Víctor Morales Mora |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Hasbum Camacho |
| Minister of Human Development and Social Inclusion | |
| In office 10 July 2014 – 29 March 2016 | |
| President | Luis Guillermo Solís |
| Preceded by | Fernando Marín Rojas |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Arias Rodríguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada (1980-01-14) 14 January 1980 (age 44) San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party | Citizens' Action Party |
| Spouse | Claudia Dobles Camargo (m. 2010) |
| Children | Gabriel |
| Education | University of Costa Rica (BA, MA) University of Sussex (MA) |
| Awards | Chevening Scholarship (2008) |
Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada (Template:IPA-es ; born 14 January 1980) is a Costa Rican politician, writer, journalist and political scientist, who is currently serving as the 48th President of Costa Rica. A member of the center-left Citizens' Action Party (PAC), Alvarado was previously Minister of Labor and Social Security during the Presidency of Luis Guillermo Solís.
Alvarado, who was 38 years old at the time of his presidential inauguration, became the youngest serving Costa Rican President since Alfredo González Flores in 1914, then aged 36.
Early life and education
Alvarado, was raised in Pavas, San José by his father Alejandro Alvarado Induni, an engineer, and his mother Adelia Quesada Alvarado. He holds a bachelor's degree in communication sciences and a master's degree in political science from the University of Costa Rica. He was a Chevening Scholar from 2008 to 2009, earning a master's degree in development studies from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex in Falmer, England.
Career
Literary career
In 2006, Alvarado Quesada published the anthology of stories Transcripciones Infieles with Perro Azul. That same year he obtained the Young Creation Award of Editorial Costa Rica with the novel La historia de Cornelius Brown. In 2012 he published the historical novel Las Posesiones that portrays the dark historical period in Costa Rica during which the government confiscated the properties of Germans and Italians during World War II.
Early political career
He served as an advisor to the Citizen Action Party in the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica during 2006-2010 period. He was a consultant to the Institute of Development Studies of the United Kingdom in financing SMEs and later a department Manager of Dish Care & Air Care at Procter & Gamble Latin America. Alvarado served as Director of Communication for the presidential campaign of Luis Guillermo Solís. He has taught in the School of Communication Sciences of the University of Costa Rica and in the School of Journalism of Universidad Latina de Costa Rica. During the Solís Rivera administration, Alvarado served as Minister of Human Development and Social Inclusion and Executive President of the Joint Social Welfare Institute, a government organ charged with combating poverty. After the resignation as minister of Víctor Morales Mora, Alvarado was appointed minister of Labor.
As minister of Labor Alvarado is recognized for reducing the benefits of state collective agreements of the Bank of Costa Rica, JAPDEVA and RECOPE through successful negotiations with unions. No previous government had negotiated collective bargaining to the downside. During the management of Alvarado, the ministry achieved a reduction of the time of seven to two months in the procedures of teacher pensions. He also managed to renegotiate the wage formula for the private sector in a unanimous agreement among workers, employers and the government, as well as a tripartite agreement among the same sectors to reduce informality, following the International Labour Organization's (ILO) recommendation 204. As minister he also promoted the implementation of laws that cut luxury pensions, and defended these laws before the Constitutional Chamber after appeals filed by several former deputies.
President of Costa Rica
On April 1, 2018 Alvarado won the presidential election (second round) with 61%, defeating Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz. Same-sex marriage was a major issue in the campaign, after a ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights required Costa Rica to recognize such unions. Alvarado Muñoz campaigned against same-sex marriage, while Alvarado Quesada argued to respect the court's ruling. Alvarado Quesada won in a landslide, defying polls that predicted a close election. He was sworn into office on May 8, 2018. During his tenure Costa Rica celebrated its first same-sex marriages.
As President, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has focused his efforts on decarbonizing Costa Rica's economy. He has set a goal for the country to achieve zero net emissions by the year 2050, and is implementing measures to achieve this. Since 40% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation, he is focusing his efforts on that sector by building an electric rail-based public transit system for the capital, San José. On 24 February 2019, he launched a plan to fully decarbonize the country's economy, in a ceremony alongside Christiana Figueres, the Costa Rican former UNFCCC head. At this event, he described decarbonization as "the great challenge of our generation," and declared that "Costa Rica must be among the first countries to achieve it, if not the first." Although the Covid-19 global health crisis has slowed the decarbonization plans, Alvarado and his government are still committed to the 2050 "net zero" target.
During the the pandemic, Alvarado successfully negotiated an arrangement with the IMF for economic recovery, arguing that "No Growth and Poverty Reduction Without Economic Stability". This arrangement is yet to be approved by Congress.
Alvarado has also led a global effort with WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to encourage Covid-19 vaccine intellectual property sharing.
Personal life
As a student, Alvarado met his future wife, Claudia Dobles Camargo, while riding the same school bus that both used to travel to school.
Alvarado is Roman Catholic.
Besides his native Spanish, Alvarado is also fluent in English and French.
References
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- "Editorial Costa Rica: Carlos Alvarado Quesada". www.editorialcostarica.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
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- Quesada, Carlos Alvarado (2017-03-24). "Este soy yo". Medium. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- IDS, University of Sussex and. "IDS alumnus elected President of Costa Rica". The University of Sussex. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ "Carlos Alvarado Quesada". Editorial Cosa Rica. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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- "Firma de acuerdo tripartito busca acabar con la informalidad en el trabajo". www.mtss.go.cr. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
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- David Alire Garcia, Enrique Andres Pretel (April 1, 2018). "Costa Rica center-left easily wins presidency in vote fought on gay rights". Reuters.
- Henley, Jon (2018-04-02). "Costa Rica: Carlos Alvarado wins presidency in vote fought on gay rights". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- "Costa Rica Election Hands Presidency to Governing Party Stalwart". Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- "Costa Rica president-elect Carlos Alvarado calls for unity". BBC News. 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- "Costa Rica celebrates first same-sex weddings". BBC News. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- "Costa Rica launches 'unprecedented' push for zero emissions by 2050". Reuters. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- "Costa Rica launches plan to become the world's first decarbonized country". The Climate Group. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- "Costa Rica Commits to Fully Decarbonize by 2050 | UNFCCC". unfccc.int. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- "TIME 100 Next 2019: Carlos Alvarado Quesada". Time. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- "'It's in our DNA': tiny Costa Rica wants the world to take giant climate step". the Guardian. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Costa Rica's President: "No Growth and Poverty Reduction Without Economic Stability"". IMF. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- Quesada, Carlos Alvarado (2020-05-29). "Globalizing the Fight Against the Pandemic | by Carlos Alvarado Quesada & Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus". Project Syndicate. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- Mancini, Donato Paolo (May 27, 2021). "WHO reboots IP sharing scheme for Covid shots, drugs and tests". Financial Time. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- Facebook; Twitter; options, Show more sharing; Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email; URLCopied!, Copy Link; Print (2021-05-01). "Vaccine companies and the U.S. government snubbed WHO initiative to scale up global manufacturing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "La sancarleña que en un mes será la Primera Dama del país". San Carlos Digital. 2018-04-02. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- Gómez, Dylan (2 Feb 2019). ""Soy creyente (…) soy católico y mi familia es muy católica", afirma Alvarado ante las críticas". NCR. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
External links
- Biography by CIDOB (in Spanish)
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| Preceded byVíctor Morales Mora | Minister of Labor and Social Security 2016–2017 |
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| Preceded byLuis Guillermo Solís | President of Costa Rica 2018–present |
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