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See also: List of heads of state of Costa Rica

Heads of state of Costa Rica (1824–1848)

  Liberal   Conservative

No.	Head of State	Portrait	Term of Office	Political Affiliation	Notes
1	Juan Mora Fernández (1784–1854)		1824–1833	Liberal	Two consecutive terms; re-elected in 1829.
2	José Rafael Gallegos (1784–1850)		1833–1835	Conservative	Resigned, Manuel Fernández Chacón and Nicolás Ulloa Soto followed as acting Heads of State.
3	Braulio Carrillo Colina (1800–1845)		1835–1837	Liberal	First term.
4	Juan Mora Fernández (1784–1854)		March–April 1837	Liberal	Provisional.
5	Manuel Aguilar Chacón (1797–1846)		1837–1838	Liberal	Deposed in a coup d'état.
6	Braulio Carrillo Colina (1800–1845)		1838–1842	Liberal	Second term. Deposed in a coup d'état.
7	Francisco Morazán (1792–1842)		April–September 1842	Liberal	Deposed by popular uprising; executed on 15 September 1842.
8	António Pinto Soares (1780–1865)		September 1842	Liberal	Came to power in popular uprising, and quickly resigned.
9	José María Alfaro Zamora (1799–1865)		1842–1844	Liberal	First term. Provisional.
10	Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla (1801–1856)		November–December 1844	Liberal	Deposed in a coup d'état.
11	José Rafael Gallegos (1784–1850)		1845–1846	Conservative
12	José María Alfaro Zamora (1799–1856)		1846–1847	Liberal	Second term.
13	José Castro Madriz (1818–1892)		1847–1848	Liberal

Presidents of Costa Rica (1848–present)

No.	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of Office		Political Affiliation	Election
1	José María Castro Madriz (1818–1892)		31 August 1848	16 November 1849	Non-partisan Liberal	1847
(1)	Miguel Mora Porras (1816–1887)		16 November 1849	26 November 1849	Non-partisan Liberal
2	Juan Mora Porras (1814–1860)		26 November 1849	14 August 1859	Non-partisan Liberal	1849 1853 1859
3	José María Montealegre Fernández (1815–1887)		14 August 1859	8 May 1863	Non-partisan Liberal	1860
4	Jesús Jiménez Zamora (1823–1897)		8 May 1863	8 May 1866	Non-partisan Liberal	1863
5	José Castro Madriz (1818–1892)		8 May 1866	1 November 1868	Non-partisan Liberal	1866
6	Jesús Jiménez Zamora (1823–1897)		1 November 1868	27 April 1870	Military	De facto
7	Bruno Carranza Ramírez (1822–1891)		27 April 1870	8 August 1870	Non-partisan Liberal
8	Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez (1831–1882)		10 August 1870	8 May 1876	Non-partisan Liberal	1872
9	Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz (1824–1898)		8 May 1876	30 July 1876	Non-partisan Liberal	1876
10	Vicente Herrera Zeledón (1821–1888)		30 July 1876	11 September 1877	Non-partisan Conservative
11	Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez (1831–1882)		11 September 1877	6 July 1882	Non-partisan Liberal
12	Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez (1826–1905)		6 July 1882	20 July 1882	Non-partisan Liberal
13	Próspero Fernández Oreamuno (1834–1885)		20 July 1882	12 March 1885	Non-partisan Liberal	1882
14	Bernardo Soto Alfaro (1854–1931)		12 March 1885	8 May 1890	Non-partisan Liberal	1886
15	José Rodríguez Zeledón (1837–1917)		8 May 1890	8 May 1894	Constitutional	1889
16	Rafael Yglesias Castro (1861–1924)		8 May 1894	8 May 1902	Civil	1893
17	Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra (1844–1923)		8 May 1902	8 May 1906	National Union	1901
18	Cleto González Víquez (1858–1937)		8 May 1906	8 May 1910	National	1905
19	Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (1859–1945)		8 May 1910	8 May 1914	Republican	1909
20	Alfredo González Flores (1877–1962)		8 May 1914	27 January 1917	Republican	Designated by Congress as no clear candidate won in 1913
21	Federico Tinoco Granados (1868–1931)		27 January 1917	13 August 1919	Peliquista	Took power after coup, was sole candidate in the 1917 election
22	Juan Quirós Segura (1853–1934)		13 August 1919	2 September 1919	Peliquista	De facto
23	Francisco Aguilar Barquero (1857–1924)		2 September 1919	8 May 1920	Republican
24	Julio Acosta García (1872–1954)		8 May 1920	8 May 1924	Constitutional	1919
25	Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (1859–1945)		8 May 1924	8 May 1928	Republican	1923
26	Cleto González Víquez (1858–1937)		8 May 1928	8 May 1932	National Union	1928
27	Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno (1859–1945)		8 May 1932	8 May 1936	National Republican	1932
28	León Cortés Castro (1882–1946)		8 May 1936	8 May 1940	National Republican	1936
29	Rafael Calderón Guardia (1900–1970)		8 May 1940	8 May 1944	National Republican	1940
30	Teodoro Picado Michalski (1900–1960)		8 May 1944	20 April 1948	National Republican	1944
(31a)	Santos León Herrera (1874–1950)		20 April 1948	8 May 1948	National Republican
(31b)	José Figueres Ferrer (1906–1990)		8 May 1948	8 November 1949	Social Democratic	De facto
31	Otilio Ulate Blanco (1891–1973)		8 November 1949	8 November 1953	National Union	1948
32	José Figueres Ferrer (1906–1990)		8 November 1953	8 May 1958	National Liberation	1953
33	Mario Echandi Jiménez (1915–2011)		8 May 1958	8 May 1962	National Union	1958
34	Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907–1969)		8 May 1962	8 May 1966	National Liberation	1962
35	José Trejos Fernández (1916–2010)		8 May 1966	8 May 1970	National Unification	1966
36	José Figueres Ferrer (1906–1990)		8 May 1970	8 May 1974	National Liberation	1970
37	Daniel Oduber Quirós (1921–1991)		8 May 1974	8 May 1978	National Liberation	1974
38	Rodrigo Carazo Odio (1926–2009)		8 May 1978	8 May 1982	Unity Coalition	1978
39	Luis Monge Álvarez (1925–2016)		8 May 1982	8 May 1986	National Liberation	1982
40	Óscar Arias Sánchez (born 1940)		8 May 1986	8 May 1990	National Liberation	1986
41	Rafael Calderón Fournier (born 1949)		8 May 1990	8 May 1994	Social Christian Unity	1990
42	José Figueres Olsen (born 1954)		8 May 1994	8 May 1998	National Liberation	1994
43	Miguel Rodríguez Echeverría (born 1940)		8 May 1998	8 May 2002	Social Christian Unity	1998
44	Abel Pacheco de la Espriella (born 1933)		8 May 2002	8 May 2006	Social Christian Unity	2002
45	Óscar Arias Sánchez (born 1940)		8 May 2006	8 May 2010	National Liberation	2006
46	Laura Chinchilla Miranda (born 1959)		8 May 2010	8 May 2014	National Liberation	2010
47	Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera (born 1958)		8 May 2014	8 May 2018	Citizens' Action	2014
48	Carlos Alvarado Quesada (born 1980)		8 May 2018	8 May 2022	Citizens' Action	2018
49	Rodrigo Chaves Robles (born 1961)		8 May 2022	Incumbent (Term ends on 8 May 2026)	Social Democratic Progress	2022