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Chinchilla

President Laura Chinchilla

Former President of Costa Rica | Ancienne présidente du Costa Rica

Laura Chinchilla was the first woman to be elected president of Costa Rica (2010-2014). She has a long and distinguished record in public service. Previously, Laura Chinchilla was First Vice President of Costa Rica and Minister of Justice (2006-2008). She also served as member of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly (2002-2006), Minister of Security (1996-1998) and Vice-Minister of Security (1994-1996). During her political career, Laura Chinchilla prompted police and justice reform measures to tackle crime and violence, digital and open government, the promotion of women's rights, and early childhood protection. She also promoted environmental sustainability policies, especially on preserving marine biodiversity, for which she was distinguished with international awards.

 

Laura Chinchilla has also extensive experience working as a consultant in Latin America and Africa for various international agencies in the area of institutional reform, with special emphasis on judicial reform and public security reform. Some of her work in consultancy led her to conduct assessments of the justice sector for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the coordination of studies and projects on judicial reform for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and assessments and advice on police reform for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).


She has written and published extensively on judicial reform, police reform and crime prevention. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University and has taught at the Institute of Politics and Public Policy of Georgetown University (USA), the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey (México), and the Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil).

 

 

Laura Chinchilla a été la première femme élue présidente du Costa Rica (2010-2014). Elle a une longue et brillante carrière dans le service public. Auparavant, Laura Chinchilla a été première vice-présidente du Costa Rica et ministre de la justice (2006-2008). Elle a également été membre de l'Assemblée législative du Costa Rica (2002-2006), ministre de la sécurité (1996-1998) et vice-ministre de la sécurité (1994-1996). Au cours de sa carrière politique, Laura Chinchilla a encouragé les mesures de réforme de la police et de la justice pour lutter contre la criminalité et la violence, le gouvernement numérique et ouvert, la promotion des droits des femmes et la protection de la petite enfance. Elle a également promu des politiques de durabilité environnementale, notamment en matière de préservation de la biodiversité marine, pour lesquelles elle a été récompensée par des prix internationaux.

 

Laura Chinchilla a également une grande expérience en tant que consultante en Amérique latine et en Afrique pour diverses agences internationales dans le domaine de la réforme institutionnelle, avec un accent particulier sur la réforme judiciaire et la réforme de la sécurité publique. Certaines de ses activités de consultante l'ont amenée à réaliser des évaluations du secteur de la justice pour l'Agence américaine pour le développement international (USAID), à coordonner des études et des projets sur la réforme judiciaire pour le Programme des Nations unies pour le développement (PNUD) et à réaliser des évaluations et à donner des conseils sur la réforme de la police pour la Banque interaméricaine de développement (BID).


Elle a écrit et publié de nombreux ouvrages sur la réforme judiciaire, la réforme de la police et la prévention de la criminalité. Elle est titulaire d'un master en politique publique de l'université de Georgetown et a enseigné à l'Institute of Politics and Public Policy de l'université de Georgetown (États-Unis), à l'Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexique).

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