Marlene Madrigal Flores is a Costa Rican agricultural worker activist and a current deputy from Heredia in the Legislative Assembly.
Marlene Madrigal Flores
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Marlene Madrigal Flores in 2014
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| Deputy Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Constituency | Heredia, Costa Rica |
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| Born | Costa Rica |
| Political party | Citizens' Action Party |
| Profession | Agricultural activist, politician |
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Madrigal has a technical education.[1]
Madrigal has worked in several capacities as an agricultural activist. She has been a Resister for Sarapiquí, Vice-President of the National Agricultural Commission, President of the National Federation of Banana Workers, and a promoter for the Citizens' Action Party (PAC for its Spanish initials) in Sarapiquí.[1] She has also worked for a number of agricultural companies and international agricultural unions.[1][2]
In 2013 alone, she visited the Legislative Assembly a total of 16 times.[3]
When Madrigal began running for deputy in 2013, she was 42 years old.[1] She was elected as a PAC candidate alongside economist Henry Mora Jiménez.[4] In the general election, Madrigal was elected and she will now serve for the 2014 to 2018 legislative term.[5]