Alfio Piva Mesén (born 9 January 1940) is a Costa Rican veterinarian, academic and retired politician who served as First Vice President of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2014.Businessman and environmentalist to accompany Chinchilla on presidential ticket Tico Staff Times October 13, 2009 A member of the National Liberation Party, he previously served as Rector of the National University of Costa Rica from 1977 to 1983.
Piva obtained a PhD in animal physiology from the University of Milan in Italy and co-founded the Veterinary School of the National University of Costa Rica. In 1995 he won the Prince of Asturias Award in Technical and Scientific Research along with his colleagues from INBio.
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