Eduardo Cruickshank Smith

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruickshank and the second or maternal family name is Smith.
Eduardo Cruickshank Smith
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President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
In office
1 May 2020 (2020-05-01) – 30 April 2021 (2021-04-30)
Preceded by
Succeeded bySilvia Hernández Sánchez
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
Assumed office
1 May 2018 (2018-05-01)
Preceded by
ConstituencyLimón (1st Office)
President of the Municipal Council of Limón
In office
1 May 1995 (1995-05-01) – 30 April 1996 (1996-04-30)
Alderman of the Municipal Council of Limón
In office
1 May 1994 (1994-05-01) – 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)
Personal details
Born
Eduardo Cruickshank Smith

(1958-01-29) 29 January 1958 (age 64)
Limón, Costa Rica
Political party

Eduardo Cruickshank Smith (born 29 January 1958) is a Costa Rican politician as well as an Evangelical pastor, lawyer, and notary. He is the former President of the Costa Rican senate, a position he held from 2020 to 2021. He is the first Afro-Costa Rican to ever hold that position.[1]

Personal life[]

Cruickshank was born in a Jamaican-Costa Rican family of 8 children. His brother Clinton Cruickshank Smith is also a politician, being a former legislator and former presidential candidate of the National Liberation Party.[2] His father as a carpenter and his mother was a housewife.[3]

Before entering politics he was pastor at the Colina de su Gloria church in his hometown of Limón, and has a degree in law from the University of Costa Rica.[2] He is married to Jeannette Edwards and has two children: Jermaine Eduardo Cruickshank Edwards and Yocelyn Shavony Cruickshank Edwards. He is also a grandfather.[2]

Political career[]

Having been first elected to the Legislative assembly of Costa Rica in 2018, he was elected president of said assembly in 2020.[4]

In the Spring of 2021 Cruickshank announced his candidacy for the upcoming 2022 Costa Rican general election, running on an anti-corruption and pro-business campaign.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eduardo Cruickshank becomes first Afro-Costa Rican to preside over Legislative Assembly". The Tico Times. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Eduardo Cruickshank: the pastor passionate about politics elected new president of Legislative Assembly". 1 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Conozca al candidato: Eduardo Cruickshank, aspirante de Restauración Nacional" (in Spanish). Teletica. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Eduardo Cruickshank es el nuevo presidente del congreso". Diario Extra (in Spanish). 1 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2021.


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