Eduardo Cruickshank

Eduardo Cruickshank Smith (29 January 1958 – 5 March 2025) was a Costa Rican politician, Evangelical pastor, lawyer, and notary who was the former President of the Costa Rican parliament, a position he held from 2020 to 2021. He was the first Afro-Costa Rican to ever hold that position.

Background Cruickshank was born in a Jamaican-Costa Rican family of 8 children. His brother Clinton Cruickshank Smith is also a politician, being a former legislator and former presidential candidate of the National Liberation Party. His father was a carpenter and his mother was a housewife.

Before entering politics, he was pastor at the Colina de su Gloria church in his hometown of Limón and had a degree in law from the University of Costa Rica.

Political career Having been first elected to the Legislative assembly of Costa Rica in 2018, he was elected president of said assembly in 2020.

In the spring of 2021, Cruickshank announced his candidacy for the upcoming 2022 Costa Rican general election, running on an anti-corruption and pro-business campaign.