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Kevin Casas Zamora
Casas in 2016
Secretary General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 August 2019
Preceded byYves Leterme
OAS Secretary for Political Affairs
In office
2012–2015
Secretary-General
José Miguel Insulza
Luis Almagro
Preceded byVíctor Rico Frontaura
Succeeded byFrancisco Guerrero Aguirre
Second Vice President of Costa Rica
In office
8 May 2006 – 22 September 2007
PresidentÓscar Arias
Preceded byLuis Fishman Zonzinski
Succeeded byLuis Liberman
Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy
In office
8 May 2006 – 22 September 2007
PresidentÓscar Arias
Preceded byJorge Polinaris Vargas
Succeeded byRoberto Gallardo Núñez
Personal details
BornKevin Roberto Casas Zamora
(1968-08-04) 4 August 1968
San Jose, Costa Rica
PartyPLN
Spouse
Simone Bunse
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(m. 2003)​
Children2
EducationUniversity of Costa Rica (LLB)
University of Essex (MA)
Oxford University (PhD)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician
  • political scientist
  • professor

Kevin Roberto Casas Zamora (born 4 August 1968) is a Costa Rican political scientist, lawyer and politician who has served as Secretary-General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance since 2019. A member of the National Liberation Party, he served as Second Vice President of Costa Rica and Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy from 2006 to 2007.[1][2]

Casas-Zamora has held several prominent positions in the fields of democracy promotion and international affairs, including Secretary for Political Affairs of the Organization of American States from 2012 to 2015, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Director of the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program at the Inter-American Dialogue. An academic specialist in democratic governance and political finance, he has written extensively on elections, political parties, and democracy in Latin America.[3][4]

Casas-Zamora earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Costa Rica, where he later served as an associate professor between 1996 and 2006. He subsequently obtained a Master of Arts from the University of Essex and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in politics from the University of Oxford. His doctoral dissertation, titled "Paying for Democracy in Latin America: Political Finance and State Funding for Parties in Costa Rica and Uruguay", received the 2004 Jean Blondel PhD Prize from the European Consortium for Political Research, awarded annually to the best doctoral thesis in political science in Europe. The dissertation was later expanded into the book "Paying for Democracy".[5]

In 2007, the World Economic Forum named Casas-Zamora a Young Global Leader in recognition of his professional achievements and leadership potential.[6]

References

  1. EFE (8 March 2006). "Las autoridades electorales de Costa Rica declaran oficialmente a Óscar Arias vencedor – Internacional – EL PAÍS". El País. internacional.elpais.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  2. "TSE, 2714-E-2007". tse.go.cr. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  3. "OAS :: Officials". oas.org. August 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  4. "Kevin Casas-Zamora | Brookings Institution". brookings.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  5. "Jean Blondel PhD Prize Winners - ECPR Prizes and Awards". ecpr.eu. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  6. "The Forum of Young Global Leaders | World Economic Forum". weforum.org. Retrieved 2016-06-20.