Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría
| Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría | |
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| 2nd Vice-President of Costa Rica | |
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Assumed office 8 May 2014 Serving with Helio Fallas |
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| President | Luis Guillermo Solís |
| Preceded by | Luis Liberman |
| Deputy Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
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In office 2006 – May 1, 2014 |
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| Succeeded by | Gloria Bejarano Almada |
| Minister of Public Safety | |
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In office 2002–2006 |
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| President | Abel Pacheco, (2002-2006) |
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| Citizenship | Costa Rica |
| Political party | Citizens' Action Party |
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Formerly Social Christian Unity Party |
| Children | Two Daughters |
| Residence | Guadalupe de Goicoechea |
Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría is a Costa Rica politician, currently serving as the nation's 2nd Vice President, along with Helio Fallas. Her political career is dedicated to issues of feminism, human rights, and public health policy. Previously a cabinet minister and deputy, Chacón has also served on numerous committees and conferences on the national and international level.
Chacón was born to Luis Manuel Chacón, a former leader in the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC for its Spanish initials). She lives in Goicoechea with her two daughters. She has been cited twice for violating employer delinquency laws by not paying employer contributions to the Costa Rican Department of Social Security, once in 2001 and once in 2004. Both cases were resolved after hearings.
Chacón trained as an international relations expert and has served in numerous public policy organizations. In 2011, she served on the United Nation's Global Commission on HIV and the Law Reviews Legal Barriers Obstructing Progress on AIDS in Asia-Pacific. From 2011 to 2013, she served on the Board of Directors for Fundación PANIAMOR, a non-profit organization that supports the rights of children.
Chacón served as Vice Minister of Public Safety during the Abel Pacheco administration (2002-2006). She then served as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica from 2006 to 2010 for PUSC. At the time, she worked with the block of deputies who were in favor of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Chacón expressed interest in favor of in vitro fertilization, the rights of children, and same-sex marriage. Some of these issues put her in direct ideological conflict with others members of her party.
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