Mayor_of_San_José,_Costa_Rica

Mayor of San José, Costa Rica

Mayor of San José, Costa Rica

Costa Rican political office

The Mayor of San José is the general administrator and legal representative of the Municipality of San José, the capital of the Republic of Costa Rica and the largest and most populated municipality in the country. The position officially exists since the municipal reform of 1998 as part of the bipartisan agreements of the Figueres-Calderón Pact.[1][2] Before this the municipalities were administered by a figure similar to a general manager appointed by the Municipal Council and called Municipal Executive, but after the reform this figure disappears replaced by the popularly elected mayor.[1][3][4]

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The longest serving person in the office has been Johnny Araya Monge of the National Liberation Party, who was previously municipal executive for several consecutive periods and who has served for more than 22 years (if the time he was a municipal executive) is included.[1]

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Municipal Executives

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Mayors

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References

  1. [1]
    "Historia de la Municipalidad de San José". msj.go.cr. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Nuestro gobierno local" (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Historia del régimen municipal" (in Spanish). Semanario Universidad. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Régimen Municipal" (PDF). Defensoría de los Habitantes (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
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