Helio Fallas
| Helio Fallas Venegas | |
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| 1st Vice-President of Costa Rica | |
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Assumed office 8 May 2014 Serving with Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría |
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| President | Luis Guillermo Solís |
| Preceded by | Alfio Piva |
| Minister of Planning | |
| President | Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, (1990-1994) |
| Minister of Housing | |
| President | Abel Pacheco, (2002-2006) |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Costa Rica |
| Political party | Citizens' Action Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Formerly Social Christian Unity Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nuria Más |
| Alma mater | The University of Costa Rica, University of Los Andes |
| Occupation | Cabinet Minister, Academic, Consultant |
Helio Fallas Venegas is a Costa Rica economist and politician. He is currently the Vice-President of the country, along with Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría. Fallas' main economic interest is national public policy. He generally opposes free trade and supports public social programs. Fallas has served in three separate presidential administrations.
Fallas earned a degree in economics from the The University of Costa Rica and a Master's from the University of Los Andes. Fallas was a member of the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC for its Spanish initials) before joining Citizens' Action Party (PAC for its Spanish initials).
Fallas joined the administration of Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier (1990-1994) as Minister of Planning. He was also Minister of Housing during Abel Pacheco's administration (2002-2006), quitting in 2005. Fallas resigned after facing criticism from Pacheco and PUSC over the amount of money available for low-income housing. In addition, he was a consultant on the State of the Nation.
Between administrations, Fallas has worked as an independent economic consultant.
Fallas left PUSC, the party of both Calderón and Pacheco, to join the PAC. In 2013, Fallas became PAC's Vice-Presidential candidate, running with Luis Guillermo Solís, and fellow Vice-Presidential running-mate Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría. The campaign was successful, resulting in a victory for Solís when the National Liberation Party ceased campaigning after the end of the first round of voting.
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