The Basque Government is the governing body of the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain. The head of the Basque government is known as the Lehendakari. The Lehendakari is appointed by the Basque Parliament every four years,after a regional election. Its headquarters are located in the Lakua district of Vitoria-Gasteiz in Álava.
The 2012 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,21 October 2012,to elect the 10th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia. Lehendakari Patxi López announced the parliament's dissolution half a year ahead of schedule as a result of the People's Party (PP) withdrawing their support from his government,prompting Galician president Alberto Núñez Feijóo,who had been scheduling a snap election in Galicia to be held at some point throughout late 2012,to make his decision to have a simultaneous vote.
The 2016 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,25 September 2016,to elect the 11th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia. Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu announced that the election would be held one month ahead of schedule,on 25 September 2016,based on the "climate of ungovernability" affecting national politics as a result of the ongoing Spanish government formation negotiations,intending to move the regional election as far away as possible from a possible new general election. This prompted Galician president Alberto Núñez Feijóo to hold the Galician regional election in the same date.
Pablo Iglesias Turrión is a Spanish political scientist and former politician. During his political career,he served as Second Deputy Prime Minister and as Minister of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda of the Government of Spain from 2020 to 2021. He also served as Member of the Congress of Deputies from 2016 to 2021,representing Madrid. Iglesias is co-founder of Podemos,a left-wing political party that he led from 2014 until his resignation in 2021.
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón is a Spanish politician who has been Prime Minister of Spain since June 2018. He has also been Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since June 2017,having previously held that office from 2014 to 2016.
Idoia Mendia Cueva is a Spanish politician and since 2014 general secretary of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left. Since 2020,she serves as the Second Vice President and the Regional Minister of Labour of Employment in the Basque Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. Previously,from 2009 to 2012,she was the Regional Minister of Interior,Justice and Public Administration,and spokesperson of the Basque Government led by Patxi López.
The 2020 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,12 July 2020,to elect the 12th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was initially scheduled for 5 April 2020 but was postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia.
Nadia María Calviño Santamaría is a Spanish economist and civil servant who serves as First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain since July 2021 and as Minister of Economy since 2018 under prime minister Pedro Sánchez. In 2020,her portfolio was renamed as Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation.
The Second Urkullu Government was the regional government of the Basque Country led by President (Lehendakari) Iñigo Urkullu between 2016 and 2020. It was formed in November 2016 after the regional election.
The Third Urkullu Government is the incumbent regional government of the Basque Country led by President (Lehendakari) Iñigo Urkullu. It was formed in September 2020 after the regional election.
Javier Hurtado Domínguez is a Spanish politician. On 7 September 2020,he was appointed minister of tourism,commerce and consumption in the Basque Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. He is affiliated with the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left party.
Bingen Zupiria is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. As of 28 November 2016,he serves as Minister of Culture and Language Policy in the Basque Government. Between 2016 and 2020,he served in this position in the Second Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu and as of 8 September 2020,he serves in this position in the Third Urkullu Government. He also serves as government spokesperson.
Josu Erkoreka is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party.
Beatriz Artolazabal is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. As of 8 September 2020,she serves as Minister of Equality,Justice and Social Policies in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. From 28 November 2016 to 8 September 2020,she served as Minister for Employment and Social Policies in the Second Urkullu Government.
Olatz Garamendi Landa is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. As of 8 September 2020,she serves as Minister of Public Governance and Self-Government in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu.
Gotzone Sagardui is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. As of 8 September 2020,she serves as Minister of Health in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. She previously served as city councillor in Bilbao from 2017 to 2020,also serving as deputy mayor from 2019. She was a Member of the Basque Parliament from 2016 to 2017. She holds a degree in Medicine from the University of the Basque Country.
Jokin Bildarratz Sorron is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party. As of 8 September 2020,he serves as Minister of Education in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu.
Iñaki Arriola López is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left. As of 8 September 2020,he serves in the Basque Government as Regional Minister of Territorial Planning,Housing and Transport in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. From 28 November 2016 to 8 September 2020,he served as Regional Minister for Environment,Territorial Planning and Housing in the Second Urkullu Government. From 2009 to 2012,he served as Regional Minister of Public Works,Transport and Housing in the López Government led by Patxi López. From 1993 to 2009,he served as Mayor of Eibar.
