Jorge Antonio Salas Bonilla is a Costa Rican lawyer and politician. He was mayor of Tibás between 2007 and 2011.
Licentiate Jorge Antonio Salas Bonilla | |
|---|---|
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| Mayor | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1953 Heredia, Costa Rica |
| Political party | Citizens' Action Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Liberation Party |
| Spouse | Lorena Azofeifa |
| Children | Two |
| Profession | Lawyer and Civil Servant |
Early life
editSalas was born in Heredia on 2 January 1953.[1] He moved to Tibás when he was thirteen and attended Liceo Mauro Fernández (Mauro Fernández High School). He studied law at the University of Costa Rica, becoming a licentiate. Salas is married with two children.[1]
PLN years
editIn 1985, he joined the National Liberation Party (PLN for its Spanish initials).[1] As a member of the PLN, Salas supported José Miguel Corrales Bolaños during the 1998 presidential election. Both Salas and Corrales would later leave the PLN, with Salas joining the Citizens' Action Party (PAC for its Spanish initials) and Corrales joining the socialist New Motherland Party.
Joining PAC
editFollowing a series of corruption scandals in the PLN, Salas joined the exodus from the party. Salas became a member of the PAC. He served as a cantonal and provincial delegate as well as a legal adviser to the Tibás municipality's PAC fraction. He was later elected register in February 2006. He was elected president of the City Council in May 2006. In December 2007, he became mayor of Tibás.[2] Among his goals as mayor, Salas wanted to modernize the city with infrastructure improvements.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Villalobos, Carlos A. (12 November 2006). "Candidatos a alcaldes: cantones de San José". La Nacion (Costa Rica) (in Spanish). San José. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ Rojas, José Enrique; Carlos Villalobos (24 March 2006). "Liberación domina en 9 de 20 municipios en San José". La Nacion (in Spanish). San José. Retrieved 20 April 2014.