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The president of the autonomous government of the Basque Country, Spain is referred to as Eusko Jaurlaritzako lehendakaria in Basque ("president of the Basque Government"). The correspondent title in Spanish is Presidente del Gobierno Vasco and, since recently, lehendakari [1] or the Spanish form lendakari. [2]

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List of lehendakaris

Second Republic and exile (1936–1979)

Governments
PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyGovernment
Composition
Election President
(Tenure)
Ref.
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Jose Antonio Aguirre 1939 (cropped).jpg José Antonio Aguirre
(1904–1960)
7 October
1936
22 March
1960
23 years and 167 days EAJ/PNV Provisional
PNVPSOEIRANV
PCE until 1952
UR until 1960
N/A President
Manuel Azaña
Coat of Arms of Spain (1931-1939).svg
(1936–1939)
Spanish Republican
government in exile

(1939–1977)
Jesus Maria de Leizaola 1980 (cropped).jpg Jesús María de Leizaola
(1896–1989)
22 March
1960
16 December
1979
19 years and 269 days EAJ/PNV

Restored autonomy (1978–present)

Governments
PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyGovernment
Composition
Election Monarch
(Reign)
Ref.
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Ramon Rubial 1983 (cropped).jpg Ramón Rubial
(1906–1999)
17 February
1978
9 June
1979
1 year and 112 days PSE–PSOE Rubial
PNVPSEUCDEE
N/A King
Juan Carlos I
Coat of Arms of Spain.svg
(1975–2014)
[3]
Carlos Garaikoetxea 1979 (cropped).jpg Carlos Garaikoetxea
(born 1938)
9 June
1979
15 April
1980
5 years and 231 days EAJ/PNV Garaikoetxea I
PNVPSEUCDEE
[4]
[5]
[6]
15 April
1980
18 April
1984
Garaikoetxea II
PNV
1980
18 April
1984
26 January
1985
Garaikoetxea III
PNV
1984
Jose Antonio Ardanza 2011 (cropped).jpg José Antonio Ardanza
(1941–2024)
26 January
1985
28 February
1987
13 years and 341 days EAJ/PNV Ardanza I
PNV
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
28 February
1987
2 February
1991
Ardanza II
PNVPSE
1986
2 February
1991
31 December
1994
Ardanza III
PNVEAEE until Oct 1991
PNVPSE from Oct 1991
1990
31 December
1994
2 January
1999
Ardanza IV
PNVPSE–EEEA until Jul 1998
PNVEA from Jul 1998
1994
Juan Jose Ibarretxe 2007 (cropped).jpg Juan José Ibarretxe
(born 1957)
2 January
1999
14 July
2001
10 years and 125 days EAJ/PNV Ibarretxe I
PNVEA
1998 [11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
14 July
2001
25 June
2005
Ibarretxe II
PNVEA until Sep 2001
PNVEAIU–EB from Sep 2001
2001
25 June
2005
7 May
2009
Ibarretxe III
PNVEAEB–B
2005
Patxi Lopez 2011 (cropped).jpg Patxi López
(born 1959)
7 May
2009
15 December
2012
3 years and 222 days PSE–EE
(PSOE)
López
PSE–EE
2009 [15]
[16]
Inigo Urkullu 2019 (cropped).jpg Iñigo Urkullu
(born 1961)
15 December
2012
26 November
2016
11 years and 190 days EAJ/PNV Urkullu I
PNV
2012 [17]
[18]
[19]
[20]
King
Felipe VI
Coat of Arms of Spain.svg
(2014–present)
26 November
2016
5 September
2020
Urkullu II
PNVPSE–EE
2016
5 September
2020
22 June
2024
Urkullu III
PNVPSE–EE
2020
Imanol Pradales 2024 (cropped).jpg Imanol Pradales
(born 1975)
22 June
2024
Incumbent8 days EAJ/PNV Pradales
PNVPSE–EE
2024 [21]

Timeline

Imanol PradalesIñigo UrkulluPatxi LópezJuan José IbarretxeJosé Antonio ArdanzaCarlos GaraikoetxeaRamón RubialJesús María de LeizaolaJosé Antonio Aguirre (politician)List of lehendakaris

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References

  1. The Style Guide of the most sold newspaper in Spain, El País , recommends the spelling "lehendakari" Archived 2010-10-26 at the Wayback Machine and advises against the spelling "lendakari."
  2. The dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy uses the spelling "lendakari." [ permanent dead link ]
  3. Ceberio, Jesús (18 February 1978). "Ramón Rubial, presidente del Consejo General Vasco". El País (in Spanish). Vitoria. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. Angulo, Javier (10 June 1979). "El decreto de incompatibilidades afecta al presidente del CGV". El País (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. "Real Decreto 675/1980, de 13 de abril, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (91). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 8100. 15 April 1980. ISSN   0212-033X.
  6. "Real Decreto 771/1984, de 16 de abril, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (93). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 10960. 18 April 1984. ISSN   0212-033X.
  7. "Real Decreto 82/1985, de 25 de enero, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don José Antonio Ardanza Garro" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (23). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 2196. 26 January 1985. ISSN   0212-033X.
  8. "Real Decreto 281/1987, de 27 de febrero, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don José Antonio Ardanza Garro" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (51). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 6092. 28 February 1987. ISSN   0212-033X.
  9. "Real Decreto 94/1991, de 1 de febrero, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don José Antonio Ardanza Garro" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (29). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 3686. 2 February 1991. ISSN   0212-033X.
  10. "Real Decreto 2616/1994, de 30 de diciembre, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don José Antonio Ardanza Garro" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (313). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 39613. 31 December 1994. ISSN   0212-033X.
  11. "Real Decreto 2900/1998, de 30 de diciembre, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don Juan José Ibarreche Marcuartu" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (2). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 67. 2 January 1999. ISSN   0212-033X.
  12. "Real Decreto 812/2001, de 13 de julio, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don Juan José Ibarreche Marcuartu" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (168). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 25596. 14 July 2001. ISSN   0212-033X.
  13. "Real Decreto 752/2005, de 24 de junio, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (151). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 22489. 25 June 2005. ISSN   0212-033X.
  14. "Real Decreto 809/2009, de 6 de mayo, por el que se dispone el cese de don Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu como Presidente del Gobierno Vasco" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (111). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 39430. 7 May 2009. ISSN   0212-033X.
  15. "Real Decreto 810/2009, de 6 de mayo, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don Francisco Javier López Álvarez" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (111). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 39431. 7 May 2009. ISSN   0212-033X.
  16. "Real Decreto 1672/2012, de 14 de diciembre, por el que se declara el cese de don Francisco Javier López Álvarez como Presidente del Gobierno Vasco" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (301). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 85404. 15 December 2012. ISSN   0212-033X.
  17. "Real Decreto 1673/2012, de 14 de diciembre, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don Iñigo Urkullu Renteria" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (301). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 85405. 15 December 2012. ISSN   0212-033X.
  18. "Real Decreto 540/2016, de 25 de noviembre, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don Iñigo Urkullu Renteria" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (286). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 82891. 26 November 2016. ISSN   0212-033X.
  19. "Real Decreto 808/2020, de 3 de septiembre, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don Iñigo Urkullu Renteria" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (238). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 73674. 5 September 2020. ISSN   0212-033X.
  20. "Real Decreto 585/2024, de 21 de junio, por el que se declara el cese de don Iñigo Urkullu Renteria como Presidente del Gobierno Vasco" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (151). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 72403. 22 June 2024. ISSN   0212-033X.
  21. "Real Decreto 586/2024, de 21 de junio, por el que se nombra Presidente del Gobierno Vasco a don Imanol Pradales Gil" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (151). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 72404. 22 June 2024. ISSN   0212-033X.