MDPGG

María del Pilar Garrido Gonzalo

Costa Rica

Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy

Description

Current Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy; and Coordinator of the Government Economic Team. As Minister of National Planning she has the stewardship in public investment, public employment, international cooperation, State modernization, national planning and evaluation. Also, she is the Coordinator of the Technical Secretariat of the National Commission for Sustainable Development Goals. She holds a Master’s degree in Democratic Governance and Public Policy from the University of Costa Rica; a Master’s degree in Economics from Trinity College of Dublin; and a specialization from UDB Dublin in International Development. In the past, she worked as consultant for the United Nations System and the Barcelona Provincial Council on local human development topics.