Background
Liberman, Luis was born on August 1, 1946 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Son of Rodolfo and Bluma (Ginsburg) Liberman.
Liberman, Luis was born on August 1, 1946 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Son of Rodolfo and Bluma (Ginsburg) Liberman.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1972.
He was elected in February 2010 on the ticket with President Laura Chinchilla and First Vice President Alfio Piva. Liberman"s family moved to Costa Rica from Poland prior to World World War World War II He is the grandson of the first Mohel of Costa Rica"s small Jewish community. Liberman was chosen as a Vice President to President Laura Chinchilla mainly due to his expertise in economic affairs
He also said that Costa Rica under Chinchilla would be less active in the Middle East and foreign policy would focus more on Latin America while maintaining good relations with Israel, which he described as "excellent" as well as Egypt and other Arab states.
President San Jose Jewish Community, 1982-1984. Member finance committee National Liberation Party, San Jose, since 1986. Member American Economics Association, College Economics Costa Rica, Costa Rican Bankers Association (board directors since 1983), Plasticos Para la Construccion (board directors since 1984), San Jose Chamber of Industry, Omnicron Delta Epsilon.
Lodges: B'nai Brith.
Married Patricia Loterstein, January 25, 1975. Children: Vivian, Marcos, Sergio.