The President of the Basque Government,usually known in the Basque language as the Lehendakari,is the head of government of the Basque Autonomous Community. The lehendakari leads the executive branch of the regional government.
Euskal Irrati Telebista is the Basque Autonomous Community's public broadcast service,which broadcasts throughout the Basque Country. Its main brand is Euskal Telebista.
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.
Luis Aranberri,better known as “Amatiño”,is one of the media professionals that best represents the new school of journalism in the Basque language,or Euskara,which emerged around 1970 and which,in step with the creation of the Basque Country’s own institutions,was accompanied by the development and consolidation of a Basque news arena that was practically non-existent up to barely one generation ago.
JoséAntonio Ardanza Garro was a Spanish politician who became the second elected Lehendakari after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy. He was in office between 1985 and 1999.
ETB Sat was an international television channel operated by Euskal Irrati Telebista.
Lourdes Auzmendi Aierbe is a translator,interpreter and politician. She is best known as the Basque government's Deputy Minister for Linguistic Policy.
Itziar Ituño Martínez is a Spanish actress,who performs in her native Basque language as well as in Spanish. She is best known for her role as Inspector Raquel Murillo in the Spanish television series La Casa de Papel.
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.
Josu Erkoreka is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party.
Beatriz Artolazabal is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. From 28 November 2016 to 8 September 2020,she served as Minister for Employment and Social Policies in the Second Urkullu Government. From 8 September 2020 to 14 February 2023,she served as Minister of Equality,Justice and Social Policies in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu.
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. From September 2020 to June 2024 she served 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.
The 12th Basque Parliament is the current meeting of the Basque Parliament. Its membership was determined by the results of the 2020 regional election held on 12 July 2020. It met for the first time on 3 August 2020.
Miren Basaras Ibarzabal is a microbiologist and professor of the Universidad del País Vasco in the department of immunology,microbiology,and parasitology of the Faculty of Medicine and Nursing in Vizcaya.
Jon Gomez Garai is a Spanish singer,musician and TV presenter.
Aritz Mendiola Ardanza is a Spanish actor and singer who is known for his participation in programs such as Bago!az,for the television series Go!azen and for the radio program B Aldea of Gaztea. He is also a member of the rock music group LauKatu and the trap music group STR.
ETB Basque is a Basque public international television channel operated by Euskal Irrati Telebista. It was launched on 1 January 2021,as a result of the merger of ETB Sat and Canal Vasco. It broadcasts in both Basque and Castilian languages. It broadcasts through IPTV,cable and YouTube.
Imanol Pradales Gil is a Basque politician and sociologist from Spain,member of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). After leading his party in the 2024 regional election,he is expected to become the next Lehendakari.
Elixabete Etxanobe Landajuela is a Spanish lawyer and politician from the Basque Country affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party. Since 2023,she serves as the General Deputy (President) of the Foral Council of Bizkaia. She is the first woman to hold the position. She previously held various second rank positions in the Basque Government under president Iñigo Urkullu (2013-2021),and joined the Foral Council of Bizkaia in 2021 under General Deputy Unai Rementeria,serving as foral deputy of Public Administration and Institutional Relations until 2023.
