The Basque Nationalist Party,officially Basque National Party in English,is a Basque nationalist and regionalist political party. The party is located in the centre of the political spectrum.
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.
Markel Olano Arrese is a Spanish politician,member of the Basque Nationalist Party and President of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa since June 6,2007.
EH Bildu,short for Euskal Herria Bildu,is a left-wing,Basque nationalist and pro-independence a federation of political parties in Spain. It is the main political force of the abertzale left in Spain. EH Bildu is active in the Spanish Basque Country,that is,in the Basque Autonomous Community and Chartered Community of Navarre,as well as in the Treviño enclave of the Burgos Province. In the French Basque Country,it has an alliance with the party Euskal Herria Bai,with the goal of establishing a state for the Basque Country across the Spanish-French border.
Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin is a Basque politician serving as speaker or President of the Basque Parliament since 2012. She is the third woman to hold the position,as well as the longest serving speaker. Tejeria has been a Member of the Basque Parliament for Gipuzkoa since 2001. She is affiliated with the Basque National Party.
Andoni Ortuzar Arruabarrena is a Spanish Basque politician and journalist,and the president of the Basque Nationalist Party.
Women in the Basque Nationalist Party in Francoist Spain were involved in leadership positions from an early period. The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) was founded prior to the Second Spanish Republic in Bilbao,as a conservative Roman Catholic organization. They initially tried to be neutral during the Civil War,but later more openly opposed Nationalist forces. This led to repression and investigation after the war of women PNV members,and wives and daughters of male PNV members. Emakume Abertzale Batza,PNV's women political section,was operated in exile in this early period.
Aitor Esteban Bravo is a Spanish jurist and politician who serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies since 2004. He is a member of the Basque Nationalist Party and serves as the party's Spokesperson in the Congress of Deputies since 2012.
Unai Hualde Iglesias is a Navarrese politician from the Basque National Party and a leading member of the coalition Geroa Bai. He is the president of the Basque National Party in Navarre,as well as a Member of the Parliament of Navarre since 2015. He served as the First Vice-president of the Parliament of Navarre from 2015 to 2019,during its 9th term. In 2019 he was elected as the President of the Parliament of Navarre for its 10th term. He was re-elected in 2023.
Asti Leku Ikastola is a Basque private school,created in 1963,located in Portugalete (Biscay). It currently has 1,800 students (approx.) and is one of the largest private schools in the Basque Autonomous Community and in the whole Basque Country.
Bizkaia Talent is a public body,attached to the Department of Economic Promotion of the Foral Government of Biscay,established as a talent recruitment agency,with the aim of attracting,linking and retaining highly qualified people in the innovation and knowledge process. It is a talent recruitment agency,and its field of work is the talent management.
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.
Arturo Alcoceba Isusi is a Spanish politician with a Basque nationalist ideology belonging to the Basque Nationalist Party,former president of the PNV in Güeñes.
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.
Eider Mendoza Larrañaga is a Basque economist and politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. Since 2023,she is the president of the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council,being the first woman to hold the position. She holds a degree in Business Studies and started her political career as a member of the Basque Parliament,from 2001 to 2011. From 2011 to 2019,she was a member of the General Assembly of Gipuzkoa. She was the vice president of the Assembly during the 2011-2015 term. After the Basque National Party's election victory in 2015,she was appointed president (speaker) of the Assembly for the 2015-2019 term. Since 2019 she has been the spokesperson of the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council,and Provincial Deputy of Governance. In 2020,she was named vice-president of Gipuzkoa Provincial Council after a reshuffle by President Markel Olano. She stood for President of the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council in the 2023 foral election.
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 became the next Lehendakari.
The Talentia Network is an associative professional platform promoted by the Foral Government of Biscay to unite professionals in the innovation and knowledge through a professional network,with the professional collaboration of different entities,companies or universities.
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.
Alba María García Martín is a Spanish psychologist,anti-racism activist,and politician.
Ricardo Vaquero Moreno,known as Richar Vaquero,is a Basque social educator,educational psychologist and politician.
