Mary Munive
Mary Munive | |
|---|---|
Munive in 2022 | |
| Second Vice-President of Costa Rica | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2022 Serving with Stephan Brunner | |
| President | Rodrigo Chaves Robles |
| Preceded by | Marvin Rodríguez Cordero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Denisse Munive Angermüller 10 April 1981 San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party | PPSD |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Costa Rica |
Mary Denisse Munive Angermüller (born 10 April 1981) is a Costa Rican physician and politician who has been the Second Vice-President of Costa Rica under First Vice-President Stephan Brunner and President Rodrigo Chaves Robles since 2022. She has been the Minister of Health since 2023, and was also the Minister of Sports.
Early life and education
Mary Denisse Munive Angermüller was born in San José, Costa Rica, on 10 April 1981.[1][2] Her parents were immigrants from Peru and she has German ancestry. She was raised in Tibás.[3] She graduated from the University of Costa Rica (UCR).[4]
Career
Munive became a postgraduate professor of family and community medicine at UCR in 2018.[1] She is the president of the Association of Family and Community Medicine Specialists of Costa Rica.
Rodrigo Chaves Robles selected Stephan Brunner and Munive as his vice presidential running mates for the 2022 election. Their campaign won the election.[5] She is a member of the Social Democratic Progress Party.[3] Munive was placed in charge of Chaves' economic team while Stephan Brunner was placed in charge of the economic team.[4]
Munive was Minister of Sports.[2] Joselyn Chacón Madrigal left her position as Minister of Health and three months later she was succeeded by Munive on 10 May 2023.[2][6]
The National Medical Union filed a complaint against Munive to the Office of the Public Ethics Ombudsman stating that she broke public integrity as the second part of the salary for 800 doctors in the Ministry of Health was not paid in 2023.[7]
Personal life
Munive is married and is the mother of two children.[3]
References
- ^ a b President of Costa Rica.
- ^ a b c OECD.
- ^ a b c "La transparencia es la cura de la corrupción" 2022.
- ^ a b Madrigal 2022.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Relations.
- ^ ¡Tres meses después! Chaves anuncia a Mary Munive como la nueva ministra de Salud 2023.
- ^ Denuncian a Munive por faltas al deber de probidad 2024.
Works cited
News
- "Denuncian a Munive por faltas al deber de probidad". Diario Extra. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025.
- ""La transparencia es la cura de la corrupción"". Diario Extra. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
- "¡Tres meses después! Chaves anuncia a Mary Munive como la nueva ministra de Salud". AM Prensa. 10 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025.
- Madrigal, Rebecca (4 April 2022). "Chaves anuncia a Stephan Brunner como coordinador económico y a Mary Munive en lo social". La Nación. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022.
Web
- "Costa Rica". OECD. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- "Paraguay congratula a las autoridades electas de Costa Rica". Ministry of Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Second Vice President of the Republic". President of Costa Rica. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.