Olivier Pérez González Explained

Olivier Pérez González
Birth Place:Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Party:Citizens' Action Party
Profession:Lawyer and Politician
Office:Deputy Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
Term Start:2006
Term End:2010
Constituency:Puntarenas

Olivier Pérez González was the Citizens' Action Party (PAC for its Spanish initials). He is a lawyer who graduated from Universidad Autónoma de Centro América (Autonomous University of Central America).

Pérez represented Puntarenas as a deputy between 2006 and 2010.[1] As a deputy, he was Secretary of the Commission on Economic and Tourism Affairs.[2]

Pérez campaigned vigorously on behalf of Luis Guillermo Solís for the presidency, which Solís eventually won. During the campaign, Pérez criticized corruption from the National Liberation Party[3]

Pérez replaced Elizabeth Fonseca Corrales as president of PAC, earning 43 votes to Federico Picado's 26 votes in a party assembly. Pérez claims that he will continue the PAC's open primary system.

Notes and References

  1. News: HERRERA F.. MANUEL. Olivier Pérez es el sustituto de Elizabeth Fonseca en presidencia del PAC. 21 April 2014. El Financiero. 4 April 2014. San Jose. Es.
  2. Web site: Comité Ejecutivo Nacional. Party website. Partido Acción Ciudadana de Costa Rica. 21 April 2014.
  3. News: Sancho. Manuel. Presidente del PAC asegura que están preparados para una segunda vuelta. 21 April 2014. Costa Rica Hoy. 2 February 2014. San Jose. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222917/http://www.crhoy.com/presidente-del-pac-asegura-que-estan-preparados-para-una-segunda-vuelta-w3l7m1x/. 23 September 2015. dead.