Marta Eugenia Solano Arias is a

Costa Rican Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

politician, lawyer and political scientist. Solano holds a bachelor's degree in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

from the

University of Costa Rica The University of Costa Rica (Spanish: ''Universidad de Costa Rica,'' abbreviated UCR) is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. Its main campus, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, is located in San Pedro Mo ...

and a

law degree A law degree is an academic degree conferred for studies in law. Such degrees are generally preparation for legal careers. But while their curricula may be reviewed by legal authority, they do not confer a license themselves. A legal license is gra ...

from the same college, she also holds a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in women's studies and is specialist in

agrarian law Agrarian laws (from the Latin ''ager'', meaning "land") were laws among the Romans regulating the division of the public lands, or ''ager publicus''. In its broader definition, it can also refer to the agricultural laws relating to peasants and hu ...

. She's currently president of the ruling Citizens' Action Party. Solano was member of the party's National Assembly, and the party's local assembly in the

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, National Coordinator of the Women's Commission, member of the National Political Commission and twice participant in the two ideological congresses of the party. She has worked for the Institute for Rural Development of Costa Rica, as college professor in the

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, anti-

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prosecutor in the National University, advisor for the congresswomen

Marlene Madrigal Flores Marlene Madrigal Flores is a Costa Rican agricultural worker activist and a current deputy from Heredia in the Legislative Assembly. Madrigal has a technical education. Agricultural activist Madrigal has worked in several capacities as an ...

and

Epsy Campbell Barr Epsy Alejandra Campbell Barr (born 4 July 1963 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican politician and economist who served as the Vice-President of Costa Rica from 8 May 2018 to 8 May 2022. She is the first woman of African descent to be vice ...

and advisor to MIDEPOR. She was also candidate for congress for the fifth place in San Jose's list in 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Solano Arias, Marta Eugenia Living people People from San José Province Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica) politicians 21st-century Costa Rican women politicians 21st-century Costa Rican politicians Year of birth missing (living people)