Carlos Avendaño Calvo (born 23 November 1955) is a Costa Rican politician as well as an Evangelical pastor and theologian. He is the founder of the National Restoration Party.
Carlos Avendaño Calvo | |
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| Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
| In office 1 May 2018 – 30 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Marvin Atencio Delgado |
| Succeeded by | Gilberth Jiménez Siles |
| Constituency | San José (5th Office) |
| Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
| In office 1 May 2010 – 30 April 2014 | |
| Preceded by | José Merino del Río |
| Succeeded by | N/A |
| Constituency | San José (19th Office) |
| Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
| In office 1 May 2002 – 30 April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Muñoz Céspedes |
| Succeeded by | José Manuel Echandi Meza |
| Constituency | San José (20th Office) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Luis Avendaño Calvo 23 November 1955 San José, Costa Rica |
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Born San José, Avendaño holds a theological degree form IBAD. Since 1993 Avendaño has been a pastor with the Assemblies of God denomination.[1]
On 5 February 2005 Avendaño founded the National Restoration Party[2] after he resigned as the deputy of Costa Rican Renewal Party because of differences with the parties chairman Justo Orozco.[2] Having already served a term in the Costa Rican assembly representing the Renewal Party, Avendaño was elected to another term in 2010 representing the National Restoration Party. Orozco and Avendaño put their differences aside and the former endorsed that latter for the party's candidate in the Costa Rican presidential election of 2014, as Avendaño received 1.35 percent of the vote.[3]
Avendaño is known for his conservative positions on social issues, such as his opposition to civil unions, same-sex marriage, in vitro fertilization and abortion.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Carlos Luis Avendaño Calvo Profile" (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ a b Partido Político Restauración Nacional Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. Retrieved: 2014-03-05. (in Spanish)
- ^ Resultados Electorales: Total General Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. 2014-02-17. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Activista gay busca remover a partidos religiosos de la política" [Gay activist seeks to remove religious parties from politics] (in Spanish). La Nación (San José). 13 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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