Elizabeth Fonseca Corrales
| Elizabeth Bernardita Fonseca Corrales | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
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In office 2006–2010 | |
| Constituency | San José, Costa Rica |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 August 1949 Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Political party | Citizens' Action Party |
| Profession | Historian and Political Organizer |
Elizabeth Bernardita Fonseca Corrales (Heredia, Costa Rica, 20 August 1949) was a deputy in the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2010, representing San José. Fonseca holds a doctorate in History and American Society from the University of Paris.[1] She was president of the Citizens' Action Party (PAC for its Spanish initials) in 2010.
Political career
Fonseca is a founding member of PAC. She was elected as a deputy for San José in Costa Rican general elections in 2006. She helped organize PAC's opposition to the Central American Free Trade Agreement in 2006 and 2007.[2]
Following the resignation of Alberto Cañas Escalante, Fonseca and medical doctor Rodrigo Cabezas both applied for the PAC presidency Fonseca was elected,[2] promising to raise PAC's institutional profile.[3] In 2013, Fonseca used her position to push for open primaries,[3] which resulted in the election of Luis Guillermo Solís as PAC's presidential candidate. Solís would go on to win 78% of the national vote in the general election.
Fonseca credits PAC with breaking the nation's two-party rule by making the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC for its Spanish initials) a minority party in the National Assembly.[4] While the National Liberation Party (PLN for its Spanish initials) maintains its majority, PUSC has lost many legislative seats to PAC.
Fonseca was appointed Minister of Culture in 2014.[5]
Awards
Following the publication of her doctoral thesis in 1983, Fonseca gained significant academic recognition.[6] The topic of her thesis, agrarian and colonial history in Costa Rica, helped document the country's early history.[6]
- “Aquileo J. Echeverría” National Prize for History, 1984
- “Cleto González Víquez” Prize for Geography and History, 1984
- Professor in Residence, Academy of Geography and History, Costa Rica
- Academic Correspondent to Argentine, Venezuelan, Guatemalan, and Portuguese Academies of Geography and History
Publications and research
Fonseca has written or collaborated on the following projects and books:
- "Juan Manuel de Cañas"
- "Costa Rica colonial. La tierra y el hombre" ("Colonial Costa Rica: The Land and The People")
- "Historia de un pueblo indígena: Tucurrique" ("History of an Indigenous Tribe: Tucurrique")
- "Historia. Teoría y métodos" ("History: Theory and Methods")
- "Centroamérica. Su historia" ("Central America: Its History")
- "Historia General de Centroamérica. Tomo II" ("General History of Central America: Volume II")
- "Costa Rica en el Siglo XVIII" ("Costa Rica in the 18th Century")
References
- ↑ Asamblea Legislativa (ed.). "Elizabeth Fonseca Corrales. Biografía". Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- 1 2 "Elizabeth Fonseca asume Presidencia del PAC" [Elizabeth Fonseca takes on PAC presidency]. Periódico Acció. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- 1 2 Herrera F., Manuel (18 May 2013). "Nuevos dirigentes del PAC deben hacer del partido la mejor institución política del país, dice Elizabeth Fonseca". La Nacion. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ Ramírez, Luis (8 December 2013). "PAC celebra aniversario 13 desconfiando de encuestas". La Nacion. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ Solano, Andrea. "Esferas precolombinas de Costa Rica son declaradas Patrimonio Mundial" (in Spanish). San Jose: La Nacion. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- 1 2 Chaves, Vale (1985). "Costa Rica Colonial: Le Tierra y El Hombre". Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos. 11 (1): 149–165. Retrieved 9 April 2014.