Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno

Ricardo Jiménez President of Costa Rica First term: 8 May 1910 to 8 May 1914 – Preceded by: Cleto González (first term) – Succeeded by: Alfredo González Second term: 8 May 1924 to 8 May 1928 – Preceded by: Julio Acosta – Succeeded by: Cleto González (second term) Third term: 8 May 1932 to 8 May 1936 – Preceded by: Cleto González (second term) – Succeeded by: León Cortés Date of birth: 6 February 1859 Place of birth: Cartago Date of death: 4 January 1945 Place of death: San José Party:

Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno served as president of Costa Rica on three separate occasions: 1910 to 1914, 1924 to 1928, and 1932 to 1936.

One of the most well known lawyers in Costa Rican history and a University of Santo Tomás graduate. Shortly after assuming power in 1910, the province of Cartago was hit by a powerful earthquake which destroyed most of the city and killed hundreds. One of his main struggles was the rebuilding of one of the biggest cities in the country. Another notable aspect of his first term was the consolidation of the country's external debt with a great part of the debt owed to France being repaid.

During his second term in office, he created the National Insurance Bank, the School of Agriculture and founded the Ministry of Health. He also began the electrification of the Pacific railway system. After his second term he stepped away from the political scene for four years.

He again was elected President in 1932. During his last term in office he concentrated on the country's infrastructure and educational system. He built several large buildings for school housing, improved and build new roads throughout the country and constructed an aqueduct system that started in the central valley and flowed into the Pacific Ocean.

He died in San José in 1945.

His father was two-time president Jesús Jiménez.