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Laura Chinchilla

Politician

Laura Chinchilla is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Laura Chinchilla · Laura Chinchilla Miranda · Laura Chinchillová · Laura Çinçilya · Λάουρα Τσιντσίγια · 14 more...				[sources]
Alias	Laura Chinchillová Mirandová · Laura Miranda · Лаура Чинчил'я · Лаура Чинчилья Миранда · Лаура Чінчілья Міранда · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Chinchilla · Чинчилья · ラウラ・チンチジャ				[sources]
Birth date	1959-03-28				[sources]
Place of birth	San José				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Costa Rica				[sources]
Citizenship	Costa Rica				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Laura				[sources]
Last name	Chinchilla · Miranda				[sources]
Website	www.laura-chinchilla.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57321				[sources]
Position	President of Costa Rica (2010-2014) · Vice President of Costa Rica (2006-2010) · member of the International Olympic Committee (2019-)				[sources]
Education	University of Costa Rica · Walsh School of Foreign Service				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

46th President of Costa Rica

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
José María Rico Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Vice President of Costa Rica	2006-01-01	2010-01-01
President of Costa Rica	2010-05-08

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,142

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,043

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External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,753

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,726

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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