Álvaro Ramos Chaves
Álvaro Ramos | |
|---|---|
Ramos in 2023 | |
| President of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund | |
| In office 8 May 2022 – 17 September 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Chaves Robles |
| Preceded by | Román Macaya Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Marta Esquivel Rodríguez |
| Superintendent of Pensions | |
| In office 19 June 2015 – 8 April 2020 | |
| President | Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera Carlos Alvarado Quesada |
| Preceded by | Edgar Robles Cordero |
| Succeeded by | Rocío Aguilar Montoya |
| Vice Minister of Revenue | |
| In office 4 July 2012 – 8 May 2014 | |
| President | Laura Chinchilla Miranda |
| Preceded by | Rowland Espinosa Howell |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Rodríguez Garro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Álvaro Roberto Ramos Chaves 6 December 1983 San José, Costa Rica |
| Party | National Liberation Party |
| Spouse |
Cristie Castro Fonseca
(m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Costa Rica (BA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
Álvaro Roberto Ramos Chaves (born 6 December 1983) is a Costa Rican computer scientist, economist and politician who served as President of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund in 2022. A member of the National Liberation Party, he previously served as Superintendent of Pensions from 2015 to 2020.
Álvaro Ramos Chaves was born in the Catedral district of San José on 6 December 1983, to Álvaro Ramos Rechnitz, who also served as a cabinet minister, and his wife, Berta Chaves Abarca. He is hearing impaired.
He has served as a deputy minister at the Ministry of Finance, superintendent of pensions, a technical expert with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and executive president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) during the presidency of Rodrigo Chaves Robles.
In the general election held on 1 February 2026, he was the presidential candidate of the National Liberation Party (PLN). He finished in second place with 33% of the vote.