Rodolfo Piza

Rodolfo Piza Rocafort (San José (Costa Rica), August 12, 1958) is a Costa Rican politician and lawyer.[1] He served as executive president of the Costa Rican Department of Social Security[1] during the administration of Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (PUSC), and later served as justice of the Supreme Court of Justice.[2]

He was also one of the notables elected by the government of Laura Chinchilla to issue a report on state reform. Piza was a candidate for the Social Christian Unity Party from the Social-Christian Rebirth faction in the 2013 Social-Christian primary elections, being defeated by rival Rodolfo Hernández who, however, chose Piza as a vice presidential candidate after the convention had passed.[2]

Following the resignation of Hernández as a candidate on October 5, Piza announced on October 11 that he accepted to be the PUSC candidate. The appointment took place after an agreement between the Christian Social Rebirth and Calderonist Convergence factions.[2] In the meeting for his choice were the one who was the campaign chief of Hernandez, Humberto Vargas, Carlos Araya Guillén and the candidate for deputy by Cartago, Jorge Rodríguez. In addition, by the executive committee, Gerardo Vargas, the president, and Gerardo Alvarado, Secretary General

His candidacy was registered on October 17, 2013. He was the fifth most voted candidate, winning 6% of the votes.

References

  1. 1 2 "Meet Costa Rica’s 13 presidential candidates". Tico Times. 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Unity names Rodolfo Piza as last-minute presidential candidate". tico1. Tico Times. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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