Carlos Ricardo Benavides Jiménez

Carlos Ricardo Benavides Jiménez (born August 29, 1969) is a Costa Rican lawyer, businessman, and politician. He served as President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica from 2019 and 2020 and is currently serving as a Deputy of Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica representing the San José Province. Benavides holds a Law degree and public notary from the University of Costa Rica.

Career Benavides has served as a deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica for two different terms, between 2002-2006 and 2018-2022 respectively. He was President of the World Tourism Organization from 2008 to 2010 and served as a Minister of Tourism from 2006 to 2011 covering the administrations of Óscar Arias Sánchez and Laura Chinchilla. He later held the position of Minister of the Presidency in the remaining period of the Chinchilla administration from 2011 to 2014.