Íñigo Urkullu Renteria is a Basque politician from Spain,and the Lehendakari (President) of the Basque Government since 2012.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
Arantxa Tapia is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party.
In Spain,a president of an Autonomous Community serves as the chief executive officer in each of the seventeen Autonomous communities and in the two Autonomous cities,where they receive the name of "Mayor-Presidents". As such,regional presidents are responsible for implementing regional laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch. As regional leaders,governors advance and pursue new and revised policies and programs using a variety of tools,among them executive laws,executive budgets,and legislative proposals.
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.
The International Congress on Human Rights was an international congress held in Bilbao,in 2018,organized by the University of the Basque Country,the Basque Government and the Government of Spain,with the collaboration of the United Nations,Amnesty International,the European Union and other international organizations.
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.
