Leader of the Opposition (Costa Rica)

Leader of the Opposition of Costa Rica
	Incumbent; Fabricio Alvarado; since 1 April 2018
Style	Don
Inaugural holder	Mario Echandi

The Leader of the Opposition is the unofficial term that is generally used in Costa Rica in reference to the leader of the second largest party in the presidential ticket after an election, who is often a very influential person in the political environment. As the country has a presidential system, and not a parliamentary one, the title is purely symbolic and given by the press. It is also not always the biggest party in Parliament, nevertheless such leader is often referred to as such by the media and the political parties.[1][2][3][4]

Since the current Constitution is in place:

Leaders of the Opposition
Period	Leader		Party	President		Party
1953-1958		Mario Echandi Jiménez	PUN		José Figueres Ferrer	PLN
1958-1962		Francisco José Orlich Bolmarcich	PLN		Mario Echandi Jiménez	PUN
1962-1966		Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia	PRN		Francisco José Orlich Bolmarcich	PLN
1966-1970		Daniel Oduber Quirós	PLN		José Joaquín Trejos Fernández	PUN
1970-1974		Mario Echandi Jiménez	PUN		José Figueres Ferrer	PLN
1974-1978		Fernando Trejos Escalante	PUN		Daniel Oduber Quirós	PLN
1978-1982		Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez	PLN		Rodrigo Carazo Odio	CU
1982-1986		Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier	CU		Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez	PLN
1986-1990		Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier	PUSC		Óscar Arias Sánchez	PLN
1990-1994		Carlos Manuel Castillo Morales	PLN		Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier	PUSC
1994-1998		Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría	PUSC		José María Figueres Olsen	PLN
1998-2002		José Miguel Corrales Bolaños	PLN		Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría	PUSC
2002-2006		Rolando Araya Monge	PLN		Abel Pacheco de la Espriella	PUSC
2006-2010		Ottón Solís Fallas	PAC		Óscar Arias Sánchez	PLN
2010-2014		Ottón Solís Fallas	PAC		Laura Chinchilla Miranda	PLN
2014-2018		Johnny Araya Monge	PLN		Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera	PAC
2018-2022		Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz	PREN		Carlos Alvarado Quesada	PAC

Timeline

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References

"Analistas: PLN está expuesto a 'intensa' lucha para llenar vacante en el poder". Elfinancierocr.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
Johnny Araya desiste de Presidencia y liderará al PLN en oposición La Nación 6 de marzo de 2014
Los forjadores de la seguridad social en Costa Rica, Yalena de la Cruz
Jiménez, Iván Molina; Palmer, Steven Paul (29 June 2018). "Costa Rica del siglo XX al XXI: historia de una sociedad". EUNED. Retrieved 29 June 2018 – via Google Books.

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[1] "Analistas: PLN está expuesto a 'intensa' lucha para llenar vacante en el poder". Elfinancierocr.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

[2] Johnny Araya desiste de Presidencia y liderará al PLN en oposición La Nación 6 de marzo de 2014

[3] Los forjadores de la seguridad social en Costa Rica, Yalena de la Cruz

[4] Jiménez, Iván Molina; Palmer, Steven Paul (29 June 2018). "Costa Rica del siglo XX al XXI: historia de una sociedad". EUNED. Retrieved 29 June 2018 – via Google Books.