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Alfio Piva Mesén | |
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First Vice President of Costa Rica | |
President | Laura Chinchilla |
Preceded by | Laura Chinchilla |
Personal details | |
Born | January 7 1940 San Jose |
Nationality | Costa Rican |
Political party | National Liberation Party |
Children | Alfio, Alessandro, Giancarlo |
Alma mater | Universita degli Studi di Parma |
Profession | Scientist |
Alfio Piva Mesén (born 1940) is a Costa Rican politician, scientist and environmentalist. He is the First Vice President of Costa Rica[1][2]. The Second Vice President is Luis Liberman[3].
Piva obtained a Ph.D in animal physiology from the University of Milan in Italy and co-founded the Veterinary School of the National University of Costa Rica. In 1995 he won the Prince of Asturias Award in Technical and Scientific Research along with his colleagues from INBio.[4]
References
- ^ "Un científico y un banquero complementan el mandato" (in Spanish). La Nación (Costa Rica). 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ Businessman and environmentalist to accompany Chinchilla on presidential ticket Tico Staff Times October 13, 2009
- ^ "Ataques contra PAC y Libertarios en anuncio de Vicepresidencias de Liberación Nacional". Costa Rica hoy.
- ^ http://www2.prensalibre.cr/pl/nacional/11375-alfio-piva-y-luis-liberman-para-vicepresidencias.html