Henry Mora Jiménez

Henry Mora Jiménez (born 19 April 1959

Education and early career

Mora earned a licentiate in economics at the University of Costa Rica with an emphasis on statistics. From the National University of Costa Rica, Mora earned a Master's in political economics. He has postgraduate studies in Applied Economics at the Catholic University in Brabant (province) Netherlands. He earned a doctorate in Business and Economic Science from the Latin American University of Science and Technology in Costa Rica, and then studied as a post-doctorate in public goods at Tilburg University in Netherlands.

Mora has taught at several universities, including the National University, University of Costa Rica, Latin American University of Science and Technology. He has been a visiting professor in several universities in Latin America and Europe.

Authorship

Mora has worked as a columnist for El País, a Costa Rican newspaper and several online blogs. In addition, as a member of the Asociación Nacional de Empleados Públicos y Privados (National Association of Private and Public Employees), Jiménez wrote columns highly critical of ex-president Laura Chinchilla and her economic plans. In 2006, Mora came out against the Central American Free Trade Agreement. The book is highly critical of capitalism, saying that when profits are maximized, capital is accumulated and not shared. Instead, a more equitable and sustainable economy needs to take its place.

Political career In 2013, Mora became actively involved with PAC. He was 54 years old when he was elected to represent PAC for Heredia. On 1 May 2014, he was approved and became the second PAC President of the Legislative Assembly, after Juan Carlos Mendoza. He said that his first order of business will be to delay a pay increase for legislative deputies, and one of his first official meetings was with members of ANEP. He claims that neoliberal policies have not helped the sectors of the economy that impact the most people's lives.