Luis Liberman Ginsburg | |
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| Second Vice President of Costa Rica | |
| In office 8 May 2010 – 8 May 2014 | |
| President | Laura Chinchilla |
| Preceded by | Kevin Casas Zamora |
| Succeeded by | Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1946 San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party | National Liberation Party |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Luis Liberman Ginsburg (born 1 August 1946) is a Costa Rican businessman and former Second Vice President of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2014. He was elected in February 2010 on the ticket with President Laura Chinchilla and First Vice President Alfio Piva.[1] Liberman's family moved to Costa Rica from Poland prior to World War II. He is the grandson of the first Mohel of Costa Rica's small Jewish community.
Politics
Liberman was chosen as a vice president to President Laura Chinchilla mainly due to his expertise in economic affairs. He also said that Costa Rica under Chinchilla would be less active in the Middle East and foreign policy would focus more on Latin America while maintaining good relations with Israel, which he described as "excellent" as well as Egypt and other Arab states.[2] He was briefly acting finance minister in 2012.
References
- ↑ "Ataques contra PAC y Libertarios en anuncio de Vicepresidencias de Liberación Nacional". Costa Rica hoy. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010.
- ↑ Jewish politician may become Costa Rica's VP YNet News, 7 February 2010