Pedro Muñoz Fonseca

Muñoz attended elementary school at the Escuela de Aplicación Alba Ocampo Alvarado and high school at the Liceo Laboratorio in Liberia.[2]

He obtained his law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Costa Rica, and a Master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.[3]

Muñoz served as an advisor to the Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Rights in 1999.

He served as a substitute council member at the Municipality of Liberia, representing the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC), from May 2006 to April 2010.

In 2012 he expressed his interest in becoming a candidate for the presidency of the PUSC. However, he withdrew in favor of Rodolfo Piza Rocafort.[4]

He served as president of the PUSC from July 2014 to September 2018. During his term the party grew from 9 to 14 mayors and from 50 to 103 council members in the municipal elections of 2016, and from 8 to 9 legislative seats in the general elections of 2018. Moreover, the party's presidential votes increased from 6.5% to 16.05% in 2018.

He serves as a congressman for San José Province in the Legislative Assembly.[2]

Muñoz is a founding partner of Dentons Muñoz where he acts as consultant.[3]

Muñoz is married to Carolina Carazo and they have three children: Victoria, Antonio, and Ana.

He is the author of the book Dejemos Huella, Costa Rica Puede Más, published in 2015.