Emilia Molina Cruz is a Costa Rican politician, social worker, and entrepreneur.

Molina holds a bachelor's degree and a licentiate in social work, as well as a Master's in political science from the University of Costa Rica.

[1] Molina taught in the School of Social Work from 1976 to 2007 at the University of Costa Rica.

[citation needed] In 2006, she was the unsuccessful second vice presidential nominee from the Patriotic Union Party.

[citation needed] Molina subsequently returned to the Citizens' Action Party (PAC for its Spanish initials).