Kevin Casas-Zamora (born August 4, 1968) is a Costa Rican politician, lawyer and political scientist. Casas-Zamora is Secretary General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, [1] an inter-governmental organization based in Stockholm; and Senior Fellow and former Director of the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, a policy research center based in Washington D.C. Prior to that he was Secretary for Political Affairs at the Organization of American States[2] and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.[3] He also served as Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy as well as second Vice President of Costa Rica under Óscar Arias from May 8, 2006[4] until September 22, 2007.[5] He earned his JD from the University of Costa Rica, his MA from the University of Essex, and his DPhil from the University of Oxford. His doctoral thesis, titled “Paying for Democracy in Latin America: Political Finance and State Funding for Parties in Costa Rica and Uruguay,” won the 2004 Jean Blondel PhD Prize from the European Consortium for Political Research for best thesis in politics in Europe and was later developed into a book, under the title "Paying for Democracy."[6] In 2007 Casas-Zamora was selected as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[7] Since 2013, he is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.
Kevin Casas-Zamora | |
|---|---|
 Casas-Zamora at the Inter-American Dialogue | |
| Secretary General at International IDEA | |
| Preceded by | Yves Leterme |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Second Vice President of Costa Rica | |
| In office May 8, 2006 – September 22, 2007 | |
| President | Óscar Arias |
| Preceded by | Luis Fishman Zonzinski |
| Succeeded by | Luis Liberman |
| Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy of Costa Rica | |
| In office May 8, 2006 – September 22, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Linette Saborío Chaverri |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Gallardo Núñez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 4, 1968 San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Residence(s) | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Alma mater | University of Costa Rica, University of Essex, Oxford University |
References edit
- ^ "IDEA :: SecretaryGeneral". idea.int. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ "OAS :: Officials". oas.org. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "Kevin Casas-Zamora | Brookings Institution". brookings.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ EFE (8 March 2006). "Las autoridades electorales de Costa Rica declaran oficialmente a Óscar Arias vencedor – Internacional – EL PAÍS". internacional.elpais.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "TSE, 2714-E-2007". tse.go.cr. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "Jean Blondel PhD Prize Winners - ECPR Prizes and Awards". ecpr.eu. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "The Forum of Young Global Leaders | World Economic Forum". weforum.org. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
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