Laura María Garro Sánchez
Laura María Garro Sánchez | |
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Deputy Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
In office 2014–2018 | |
Constituency | Heredia, Costa Rica |
Personal details | |
Born | Costa Rica |
Political party | Citizens' Action Party |
Profession | Finance, political activist |
Laura María Garro Sánchez is a Costa Rican educator and a current deputy from Heredia in the Legislative Assembly.
Education
Garro studied business at the National University of Costa Rica.[1] She earned a Master's in business administration from the Autonomous University of Central America.[1]
Business career
Garro worked for 25 years in public banking and finance.[1]
Political career
Garro is a member of the Citizens' Action Party (PAC for its Spanish initials). She has been a provincial secretary, cantonal president, and party congressional participant.[1]
While running for mayor of Puntarenas in 2006 for PAC, Garro said that she wanted to improve tourist infrastructure in Puntarenas. She also wanted to create better opportunities for citizens.[2] She lost the election.
Garro was elected deputy to the Legislative Assembly in 2014.[3] At the time of her election to deputy, Garro was 62 years old.[4] She will serve alongside Henry Mora Jiménez, another PAC member also from Heredia.
She became second pro-secretary of the Legislative Assembly on 1 May 2014.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Ojo al Voto: Laura María Garro Sánchez". media consortium voting guide (in Spanish). San Jose: Ojo al Voto. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ Villalobos, Carlos (27 November 2006). "Candidatos a alcalde: Cantones de Puntarenas". La Nacion (in Spanish). San Jose. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "RESULTADOS ELECTORALES EN MAPA ELECTORAL". La Nacion (in Spanish). San Jose. 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Candidatos a Diputado". Semanario Universidad (in Spanish). 11 December 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ Rupturas y últimos amarres complicaron elección de presidente legislativo La Nación, 2014-05-01 (Spanish)