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Johnny Araya Monge Biography
National Liberation Party member and multi-term Mayor of San José, Costa Rica. From 2010 to 2013, he also headed the Costa Rican United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) organization.
After graduating in 1980 from the University of Costa Rica, he worked for years in the field of agronomic engineering.
Known for his international political efforts, he became Vice President of the UCCI (Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities) in 1996.
His uncle, Luis Alberto Monge, served as President of Costa Rica during the 1980s.
The National Liberation Party nominated him as its 2013 presidential candidate, wanting him to fill the office of outgoing PLN party member Laura Chinchilla. He ultimately lost the election to Luis Guillermo Solís.
Johnny Araya was born in 1957. He is the nephew of Luis Alberto Monge, who was President of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986. Araya graduated from the University of Costa Rica’s Faculty of Agronomy in 1980.
Johnny Francisco Araya Monge (born 29 April 1957) is a Costa Rican politician. He was the mayor of the country’s capital San José from 1998 to 2001 and again since 2003. He was also the Co-President of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) from 2010 to 2013. He is a member of the National Liberation Party (PLN) and was presidential candidate in the 2014 election.
Araya worked as an agronomic engineer for many years. Elected councilor of the City of San José for the first time in 1982, he participated in the Harvard Institute for International Development’s one-month program for mayors of Latin America and the Caribbean in 1992.
He was: Vice-president of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities (UCCI), representing the region of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2006; President-delegate and member of the Bureau of the World Federation of United Cities (FMCU); Vice-president of the Executive Committee of the UCCI from 2004 to 2006; Co-president of the UCCI from 2006 to 2008 and again Vice-president from 2010 to 2012.
He was mayor of the city between 1998 and 2001 and since 2003. He is also holding several other political posts: he is Member of the National Assembly, the National Policy Board, the San José Provincial Assembly and the San José Canton Assembly.
Inside the UCLG, Johnny Araya was a member of the Executive Committee of its Latin American regional section, the Latin American Federation of Cities, Municipalities and Associations of Local Governments (FLACMA) from 2004 to 2006; member of the World Council of UCLG from 2004 to 2007; FLACMA Co-president from 2006 to 2012; and finally UCLG Co-president for the 2010–2013 term.
On 31 January 2013 the PLN nominated him as its presidential candidate to succeed his incumbent party colleague, President Laura Chinchilla, constitutionally barred from re-election.
On 6 March 2014 Araya announced that he would abandon his presidential campaign after polls showed him far behind Luis Guillermo Solís.
What's Johnny Araya Monge Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Johnny Araya Monge Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
