Laura María Garro Sánchez Explained

Laura María Garro Sánchez
Birth Place:Costa Rica
Party:Citizens' Action Party
Profession:Finance, political activist
Office:Deputy Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
Term Start:2014
Term End:2018
Constituency:Heredia, Costa Rica

Laura María Garro Sánchez is a Costa Rican educator and a current deputy from Heredia in the Legislative Assembly.

Education

Garro studied business at the National University of Costa Rica.[1] She earned a Master's in business administration from the Autonomous University of Central America.

Business career

Garro worked for 25 years in public banking and finance.

Political career

Garro is a member of the Citizens' Action Party (PAC for its Spanish initials). She has been a provincial secretary, cantonal president, and party congressional participant.

While running for mayor of Puntarenas in 2006 for PAC, Garro said that she wanted to improve tourist infrastructure in Puntarenas. She also wanted to create better opportunities for citizens.[2] She lost the election.

Garro was elected deputy to the Legislative Assembly in 2014.[3] At the time of her election to deputy, Garro was 62 years old.[4] She will serve alongside Henry Mora Jiménez, another PAC member also from Heredia.

She became second pro-secretary of the Legislative Assembly on 1 May 2014.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ojo al Voto: Laura María Garro Sánchez. media consortium voting guide. Ojo al Voto. 23 April 2014. San Jose. es.
  2. News: Villalobos. Carlos. Candidatos a alcalde: Cantones de Puntarenas. 23 April 2014. La Nacion. 27 November 2006. San Jose. es.
  3. News: RESULTADOS ELECTORALES EN MAPA ELECTORAL. 23 April 2014. La Nacion. 2014. San Jose. es.
  4. News: Candidatos a Diputado. 23 April 2014. Semanario Universidad. 11 December 2013. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216111549/http://www.semanariouniversidad.ucr.cr/noticias/candidatos-diputado/12097-puntarenas.html. 16 December 2013. dead.
  5. http://www.nacion.com/nacional/politica/PAC-logra-presidencia-directorio-legislativo_0_1411858902.html Rupturas y últimos amarres complicaron elección de presidente legislativo