Luis Liberman Explained

Luis Liberman Ginsburg
Birth Date:1 August 1946
Birth Place:San José, Costa Rica
Party:National Liberation Party
Occupation:Businessman
Office:Second Vice President of Costa Rica
Term Start:8 May 2010
Term End:8 May 2014
President:Laura Chinchilla
Predecessor:Kevin Casas Zamora
Successor:Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ataques contra PAC y Libertarios en anuncio de Vicepresidencias de Liberación Nacional . Costa Rica hoy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122074919/http://costaricahoy.info/nacionales/ataques-contra-pac-y-libertarios-en-anuncio-de-vicepresidencias-de-liberacipn-nacional/30528/ . November 22, 2010 .
  2. http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3845620,00.html Jewish politician may become Costa Rica's VP