José María Figueres, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

José María Figueres

President of Costa Rica

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1954

Place of Birth: San José, San José Province, Costa Rica

Profession: politician

Nationality: Costa Rica

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

José María Figueres Olsen (born 24 December 1954 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican businessman and politician.
After he left the presidency of Costa Rica in 1998, Figueres has also been involved in global issues such as climate change, sustainable development, and technology.
He started his career as an engineer working in agribusiness.
After a decade, he entered public service as Minister of Foreign Trade and then Minister of Agriculture.
In 1994, he was elected President of Costa Rica, as the nation's youngest elected president of the 20th century.
In 2000, he joined the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, and later he worked with Concordia 21 in Madrid.
Since 2010, he has been Chairman of the Carbon War Room, an independent non-profit organization focused on the global transition to a low-carbon economy.
On 27 March 2012, Sir Richard Branson announced that he was appointed as the new President of the Carbon War Room.