Rocío Aguilar Montoya
Rocío Aguilar Montoya (born 14 December 1956) is a Costa Rican politician. She was the eleventh Comptroller General of the Republic of Costa Rica (2005-2012). Between May 2018 and October 2019, she was the Minister of Finance.[1][2][3][4]
Rocío Aguilar Montoya | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 5 May 2018 – 23 October 2019 | |
| President | Carlos Alvarado Quesada |
| Preceded by | Helio Fallas Venegas |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Chaves Robles |
| Comptroller General of the Republic | |
| In office 5 July 2005 – 8 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Solís Fallas |
| Succeeded by | Marta Eugenia Acosta Zúñiga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1956 Escazú, Costa Rica |
| Spouse | Rómulo Picado Chacón |
| Profession | Politician |
Biography edit
Aguilar was born in Escazú on 14 December 1956, the daughter of Gilda María Montoya Alvarado and José Joaquín Aguilar Monge. She is married to the civil engineer Rómulo Picado Chacón and is the mother of three children, Ana Cristina Bolaños Aguilar and Gabriela and David Picado Aguilar.
Aguilar obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in finance and banking at the University of Costa Rica (1975-1981). She received a law degree from the Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho (1990-2000).[5]
Aguilar is an Administrator and Lawyer by profession, with extensive experience in the financial sector. She was elected as Comptroller General of the Republic of Costa Rica on 28 June 2005. She was sworn in by the Plenary of the Legislative Assembly on 5 July 2005, replacing Dr. Alex Solís Fallas, who was dismissed by the Legislative Assembly on 13 December 2004. Aguilar completed the period for which Dr. Solís Fallas was appointed, which ended on 8 June 2012.[6]
Aguilar has been criticized for her role in leading policy changes to Costa Rica pension funds at SUPEN. These policies opened the pension funds to speculative investments that resulted in millions of losses for the Costa Rican worker class.[7]
References edit
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- ^ "Diario Extra - IVA: Las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas en caída libre". www.diarioextra.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Ministerio de Hacienda - República de Costa Rica". www.hacienda.go.cr. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ ""Proyecto de Eurobonos representa una oportunidad para reactivar la economía"". Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica (in Spanish). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Personajes 2018, Rocío Aguilar: La ministra en la línea de fuego". La Nación.
- ^ "Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica". www.pgrweb.go.cr. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Sindicatos piden ver a Rocío Aguilar para "pedirle que renuncie, en su cara" por pérdidas del ROP". semanariouniversidad.com/. Retrieved 13 Oct 2022.