List of presidents of the Basque Parliament

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President of the Basque Parliament
Eusko Legebiltzarreko Lehendakaria
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Incumbent
Bakartxo Tejeria
since 20 November 2012
Member of Basque Parliament
Formation31 March 1980
First holder Juan José Pujana
Website legebiltzarra.eus

This article lists the presidents of the Basque Parliament, the presiding officers of the regional legislature of the Basque Country.

Contents

List

No.NamePortraitPartyTook officeLeft officeLegs.Refs.
1 Juan José Pujana Escudo del Pais Vasco.svg EAJ/PNV [lower-alpha 1] 31 March 198022 March 1984 1st [1]
22 March 19848 January 1987 2nd [1]
2 Jesús Eguiguren (Jesus Eguiguren) El Fin de ETA 2018 (40881054290) (cropped).jpg PSE–EE 8 January 198718 December 1990 3rd [2]
3 Joseba Leizaola Escudo del Pais Vasco.svg EAJ/PNV 18 December 199030 August 1994 4th [3]
30 August 199425 November 1998 5th [3]
4 Juan María Atutxa Atutxa 2.jpg EAJ/PNV 25 November 19988 June 2001 6th [4] [5]
8 June 200116 May 2005 7th [4] [6] [7]
5 Izaskun Bilbao Bilbao Barandica Izaskun 2014-02-06 1.jpg EAJ/PNV 23 May 20053 April 2009 8th [8] [9] [10]
6 Arantza Quiroga Cía Arantza Quiroga 2013 cropped-2.jpg PP 3 April 200919 November 2012 9th [11] [12] [13]
7 Bakartxo Tejeria Bakartxo Tejeria 2017 (cropped).jpg EAJ/PNV 20 November 201221 October 2016 10th [14] [15] [16]
21 October 20163 August 2020 11th [14] [17] [18]
3 August 20204 May 2024 12th [19]
14 May 2024Incumbent 13th [20]

Notes

  1. ↑ Pujana joined EA on 21 September 1986 and continued as a member of the Mixed Group for the rest of the parliamentary term.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pujana Arza, Juan José" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament . Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Eguiguren Imaz, Jesús M.ª" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament . Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Leizaola Azpiazu, Joseba Andoni" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament . Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Atutxa Mendiola, Juan María" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament . Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Bidaurrazaga, Aitor Guenaga; Gorospe, Pedro (26 November 1998). "Atutxa propone hacer del Parlamento vasco un foro para la reconciliación". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Gorospe, Pedro (9 June 2001). "El PNV impide que EH ocupe un cargo en el Parlamento Vasco". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Atutxa reelegido presidente del Parlamento vasco en la tercera votación, con el apoyo de PNV-EA e Izquierda Unida". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 8 June 2001. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bilbao Barandica, Izaskun" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament . Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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  14. 1 2 "Tejeria Otermin, Bakartxo" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament . Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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  20. ↑ "Bakartxo Tejeria aukeratu dute berriro Legebiltzarreko presidente". EITB (in Basque). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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