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José María Figueres Olsen

Politician

José María Figueres Olsen 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	José María Figueres · José María Figueres Olsen · Xose Mariya Fiqeres · Хосе Мария Фигерес Ольсен · Хосе Марія Фіґуерес · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Figueres Olsen · Figueres, Jose Maria · Jose Figueres · Jose Maria Figueres · Jose Maria Figueres Olsen · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ホセ＝マリア・フィゲーレス＝オルセン · 何塞·马里亚·菲格雷斯·奥尔森				[sources]
Birth date	1954-12-24				[sources]
Place of birth	San José				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Costa Rica				[sources]
Citizenship	Costa Rica				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	José María				[sources]
Last name	Figueres · Olsen				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q82593				[sources]
Position	President of Costa Rica				[sources]
Education	John F. Kennedy School of Government · United States Military Academy				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

42nd President of Costa Rica (1994-1998)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Christiana Figueres Politician	sibling	-	-
Josette Altmann- Borbón Politician	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Costa Rica	1994-05-08	1998-05-08

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,578

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,825

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Wikidata386,636

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,108

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