Rodrigo Chaves Robles

Rodrigo Chaves Robles
Official portrait, 2022
Minister of the Presidency of Costa Rica
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 May 2026
President	Laura Fernández
Preceded by	Laura Fernández
Minister of Finance of Costa Rica
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 May 2026
President	Laura Fernández
Preceded by	Rudolf Lücke Bolaños
In office 30 October 2019 – 28 May 2020
President	Carlos Alvarado Quesada
Preceded by	Rocío Aguilar Montoya
Succeeded by	Elián Villegas Valverde
49th President of Costa Rica
In office 8 May 2022 – 8 May 2026
Vice President	Stephan Brunner (until 2025) Mary Munive
Preceded by	Carlos Alvarado Quesada
Succeeded by	Laura Fernández
Personal details
Born	Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles (1961-06-10) 10 June 1961 San José, Costa Rica
Political party	Independent (2023–present)
Spouse(s)	Monika Hempel Nanne ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 1996)​ Signe Zeikate ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Costa Rica (no degree) Ohio State University (BS, MA, PhD)

Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles (born 10 June 1961) is a Costa Rican politician. He was the 49th President of Costa Rica from 2022 until 2026. Chaves was Minister of Finance during the presidency of Carlos Alvarado Quesada from 2019 until 2020. He was elected president in 2022, beating former president José María Figueres.

After leaving the presidency in May 2026, President Laura Fernández named Chaves Robles as the Minister of the Presidency and Minister of Finance in her cabinet.