Marlene Madrigal Flores

Marlene Madrigal Flores is a Costa Rican agricultural worker activist and a current deputy from Heredia in the Legislative Assembly.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Madrigal and the second or maternal family name is Flores.
Marlene Madrigal Flores
Marlene Madrigal Flores in 2014
Deputy Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
In office
2014–2018
ConstituencyHeredia, Costa Rica
Personal details
BornCosta Rica
Political partyCitizens' Action Party
ProfessionAgricultural activist, politician

Madrigal has a technical education.[1]

Agricultural activist
Madrigal has worked for banana companies and workers' unions in Costa Rica

Madrigal has worked in several capacities as an agricultural activist. She has been a Resgister for Sarapiquí, Vice-President of the National Agricultural Commission, President of the National Federation of Banana Workers, and a promoter for the Citizens' Action Party (PAC for its Spanish initials) in Sarapiquí.[1] She has also worked for a number of agricultural companies and international agricultural unions.[1][2]

In 2013 alone, she visited the Legislative Assembly a total of 16 times.[3]

Political career

When Madrigal began running for deputy in 2013, she was 42 years old.[1] She was elected as a PAC candidate alongside economist Henry Mora Jiménez.[4] In the general election, Madrigal was elected and she will now serve for the 2014 to 2018 legislative term.[5]

References
  1. "Ojo al Voto: Marlene Madrigal Flores". non-profit media consortium voter guide (in Spanish). San Jose: Ojo al Voto. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "PRONUNCIAMIENTO EN SOLIDARIDAD CON LA LUCHA DE COPINH". COPINH (in Spanish). Honduras. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. "No Voto a Ciegas". La Nacion (in Spanish). San Jose. 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. "PAC designa a la líder campesina Marlene Madrigal en el segundo lugar por Heredia". El Pais (Costa Rica) (in Spanish). San Jose. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. Quesada, Jessica (3 March 2018). "TSE da a conocer lista definitiva de diputados para el periodo 2014-2018". TeleTica (in Spanish). San Jose. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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