In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruickshank and the second or maternal family name is Smith.

Eduardo Cruickshank Smith (29 January 1958 – 5 March 2025) was a Costa Rican politician, Evangelical pastor, lawyer, and notary who was the former President of the Costa Rican parliament, a position he held from 2020 to 2021. He was the first Afro-Costa Rican to ever hold that position.[1]

Background

Cruickshank was born in a Jamaican-Costa Rican family of 8 children. His brother Clinton Cruickshank Smith is also a politician, being a former legislator and former presidential candidate of the National Liberation Party.[2] His father was a carpenter and his mother was a housewife.[3]

Before entering politics, he was pastor at the Colina de su Gloria church in his hometown of Limón and had a degree in law from the University of Costa Rica.[2] He was married to Jeannette Edwards and had two children: Jermaine Eduardo Cruickshank Edwards and Yocelyn Shavony Cruickshank Edwards. He was also a grandfather.[2]

Cruickshank Smith died on 5 March 2025, after complications during a medical procedure. He was 67.[4]

Political career

Having been first elected to the Legislative assembly of Costa Rica in 2018, he was elected president of said assembly in 2020.[5]

In the spring of 2021, Cruickshank announced his candidacy for the upcoming 2022 Costa Rican general election, running on an anti-corruption and pro-business campaign.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Eduardo Cruickshank becomes first Afro-Costa Rican to preside over Legislative Assembly". The Tico Times. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Eduardo Cruickshank: the pastor passionate about politics elected new president of Legislative Assembly". 1 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Conozca al candidato: Eduardo Cruickshank, aspirante de Restauración Nacional" (in Spanish). Teletica. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Eduardo Cruickshank, expresidente del Congreso, fallece a los 67 años". La Nación. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Eduardo Cruickshank es el nuevo presidente del congreso". Diario Extra (in Spanish). 1 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2021.


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