Silvia Hernández Sánchez
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Silvia Hernández Sánchez | |
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| President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
| In office 1 May 2021 – 30 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Cruickshank Smith |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Arias Sánchez |
| 2nd Deputy of San José Province | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2018 | |
| President | Carlos Alvarado Quesada |
| Preceded by | Epsy Campbell Barr |
| Vice-minister of Planification | |
| In office 1 March 2012 – 8 May 2014 | |
| President | Laura Chinchilla Miranda |
| Preceded by | Melania Núñez Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Luis Alfredo Fallas Calderón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Silvia Vanessa Hernández Sánchez 21 November 1976 |
| Party | National Liberation Party |
| Spouse | Rigoberto Zúñiga |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Universidad Regiomontana, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Silvia Vanessa Hernández Sánchez (born November 21, 1976) is a Costa Rican economist and politician who has been President of the country's Legislative Assembly for one year from May 2021 – 2022.
Hernández was born in San José on November 21, 1976,[1] the oldest of five children and only daughter of Freddy Hernández and María de los Ángeles Sánchez.[2] Her paternal grandfather was a diplomat and deputy in the government of Daniel Oduber.[2]
Hernández attended public school in Turrialba and Siquirres,[2] before graduating from Bryant High School in Arkansas in 1996 through an exchange program.[1][2] She studied at Universidad Regiomontana in Monterrey, Mexico, before completing a Bachelor of Economics at the Latin University of Costa Rica.[1] While studying, she worked in a call center, and in 2002, she was hit by a car on her way home, breaking both legs and requiring spinal surgery.[2] After spending six months in rehabilitation, she received a scholarship to study in The Netherlands.[2] She has a Masters in Development Economics from Erasmus University and a Masters in International Markets from the University of Salamanca.[3]