Carlos Alvarado Quesada

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Carlos Alvarado Quesada
48th President of Costa Rica
In office 8 May 2018 – 8 May 2022
Vice President	Epsy Campbell Barr Marvin Rodríguez Cordero
Preceded by	Luis Guillermo Solís
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Chaves Robles
Minister of Labor and Social Security
In office 28 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[1] (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)

Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos alβaˈɾaðo keˈsaða]; born 14 January 1980) is a Costa Rican politician, writer, journalist, and political scientist who served as the 48th president of Costa Rica^[2] from 8 May 2018 to 8 May 2022. A member of the Citizens' Action Party (PAC), Alvarado previously served as Minister of Labor and Social Security during the presidency of Luis Guillermo Solís.^[3]

Alvarado, who was 38 years old at the time of his presidential inauguration, became the youngest serving Costa Rican president since Alfredo González Flores who took office in 1914 at the age of 36.