National
First Vice President
- Spanish: Primer Vicepresidente
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected on the same ticket as the President (Constitution arts. 134, 138); substitutes the President in absence.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Francisco Gamboa Soto since May 2026 Report Source: presidencia.go.cr, checked
Sources
- pdba.georgetown.edu · checked Constitution of Costa Rica, read 2026-10-12: selection method, term and size of each office (arts. 106-107, 130-139, 158); minister offices follow the portfolios listed at https://www.presidencia.go.cr/gabinete/. For: First Vice President
- presidencia.go.cr · checked Spanish official names from presidencia.go.cr, asamblea.go.cr, poder-judicial.go.cr and the Constitution (Spanish text), read 2026-10-12. For: First Vice President in Spanish
- presidencia.go.cr · checked Casa Presidencial, Gabinete page, read 2026-10-12 (ministers); inauguration 2026-05-08 and vice presidents per press (Forbes/Heraldo 2026-05-08, Observador 2026-05-05); Labor: Mercedes Flores Badilla replaced Roy Thompson (resigned 2026-06-30) per Delfino/CRHoy July 2026; Foreign Affairs: Manuel Tovar dismissed 2026-09-24, Indiana Trejos acting, Ana Elena Pinto Lizano designated from 2026-10-15 (La República, 2026-10-05). Fallback: press for dates and for vice presidents. For: Francisco Gamboa Soto, current term
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