Abel Pacheco

Abel Pacheco de La Espriella
44th President of Costa Rica
In office
May 8, 2002 – May 8, 2006
Vice PresidentLineth Saborío Chaverri
Luis Fishman Zonzinski
Preceded byMiguel Ángel Rodríguez
Succeeded byÓscar Arias
Personal details
Born (1933-12-22) December 22, 1933
San José
Political partyPUSC
Spouse(s)Elsa María Muñoz Batha (?–?)
Leila Rodríguez Stahl (m. 1975–Present)
ProfessionPsychiatrist

Abel Pacheco de la Espriella (/əˈbɛl pəˈtʃeɪkoʊ/ (listen) ə-BEL-pə-CHAY-koh; born 22 December 1933) is a Costa Rican politician and psychiatrist. He was President of Costa Rica between 2002 and 2006. He was a member of the Social Christian Unity Party (Partido Unidad Social Cristiana – PUSC).[1]

References

  1. ↑ Pacheco assumes presidency. The Salt Lake Tribune. May 9, 2002, PageA2. [1] Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine


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