100 Notable alumni of
University of the Basque Country
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The University of the Basque Country is 453rd in the world, 161st in Europe, and 9th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of the Basque Country sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Itziar Ituño
- Occupations
- actorsinger
- Biography
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Itziar Ituño Martínez is a Spanish actress, who performs in Basque language as well as in Spanish. She is best known for her role as Inspector Raquel Murillo in the television series Money Heist.
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Amaia Montero
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- singersongwriter
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Amaia Montero Saldías is a Spanish singer and songwriter mainly known as the lead vocalist of the Spanish pop-band La Oreja de Van Gogh from 1996 to 2007, and 2025 onwards.
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Miguel Ángel Revilla
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in economics and business science
- Graduated with diplomatura in economics of banking
- Occupations
- economistpoliticianbank teller
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Miguel Ángel Revilla Roiz is a Spanish politician, economist and bank employee. He served as 7th President of Cantabria from 2003 to 2011 and as the 9th president from 2015 to 2023, making him the longest serving holder of the office. He also served as the 5th Vice President of Cantabria from 1995 to 2003 and regional Minister of Public Works, Housing and Urbanism in the same period. Despite developing his political career at the regional level, he is very well known in national politics.
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Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia
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- television presentermodelbasketball playerpresenteractor
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Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia is a Spanish TV presenter, model, actor and basketball player from the Basque Country. He is best known for hosting La ruleta de la suerte, the Spanish version of Wheel of Fortune, since 2006.
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Miguel Ángel Blanco
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- politician
- Biography
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Miguel Ángel Blanco Garrido was a Spanish economist and municipal politician and a member of the People's Party, in Ermua, the Basque Country. He was kidnapped and murdered by the Basque separatist group ETA.
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Anne Igartiburu
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in theatre art
- Occupations
- film actortelevision presenter
- Biography
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Anne Igartiburu Verdes is a Basque television presenter and actress.
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Patxi López
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with expert
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Francisco Javier "Patxi" López Álvarez is a Spanish politician serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies and chair of the Constitutional Committee.
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Nacho Vigalondo
- Occupations
- actorscreenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Ignacio "Nacho" Vigalondo Palacios is a Spanish filmmaker.
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Borja Sémper Pascual
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- directorwriterpolitician
- Biography
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Francisco de Borja Sémper Pascual is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. He was a city councillor in the Basque cities of Irun (1995–2010) and San Sebastián (2019–2020) and a member of the Basque Parliament (2003–2020), serving as party spokesman in the latter chamber from 2013.
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Patricia López Arnaiz
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- actor
- Biography
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Patricia López Arnaiz is a Spanish actress, best known for her roles in 2020 drama film Ane Is Missing and television series A Different View.
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Julio Médem
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- screenwriterdirectorfilm directorfilm editorfilm producer
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Julio Medem Lafont is a Basque film director, producer, editor, and screenwriter.
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Loreto Mauleón
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- actordancermodel
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Loreto Mauleón is a Spanish actress. Early recognisable to a Basque audience for her performance in the soap opera Goenkale, she became known to a wider Spanish audience for her performances in El secreto de Puente Viejo and Patria. She has since featured in television series such as Express, The Snow Girl, and Querer and films such as God's Crooked Lines (2022) and La buena letra (2025).
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Eduardo Madina
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Eduardo Madina Muñoz is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the Secretary General of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in Congress between April 2009 and September 2014.
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Oskar Matute
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with diplomatura in business science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Oskar Matute García de Jalón is a Basque politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was previously a member of the Basque Parliament.
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Andoni Ortuzar
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- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Andoni Ortuzar Arruabarrena is a Spanish politician from the Basque Country and journalist, and was from 2013 to 2025 the president of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).
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Alfonso Alonso Aranegui
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in Romance studies and law
- Occupations
- philologistlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Alfonso Alonso Aranegui is a Spanish politician, member of the People's Party and Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality from 2014 to 2016.
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Txillardegi
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianwriterlinguistsociolinguist
- Biography
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José Luis Álvarez Enparantza, better known by his pseudonym Txillardegi, was a Basque linguist, politician, and writer. He was born and raised in the Basque Country, and although he did not learn the Basque language until the age of 17, he later came to be considered one of the most influential figures in Basque nationalism and culture in the second half of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of ETA, but in 1967 he left because he did not agree with its political line.
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Gotzon Mantuliz
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied nursing
- Occupations
- television presenterdesignermodel
- Biography
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Gotzon Mantuliz Dudagoitia is a designer, model, TV commentator/presenter and winner of the 5th edition of the well-known Spanish television show “El Conquistador del Fin del Mundo.” Tambien ganador de la Temporada 5 de "El Desafio" emitido en antena 3 mientras que el "Conquistador del mundo" The show is broadcast on ETB2, the second television channel of Euskal Telebista (ETB), the Basque public television channel. Following his success, Dudagoitia started working as a commentator in the debate of “El Conquistador del Fin del Mundo”, called “El Conquis: La Aventura” and directed by Patxi Alonso, a Basque journalist. In 2015 he was premiered as a TV presenter with the program “Safari Wazungu”. He has also published a book called “Gotzon Mantuliz. Diario de un conquistador.”
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Jesús Eguiguren
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- university teacherlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Jesús María Eguiguren Imaz is a Spanish academic, jurist, politician, and member of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE-EE). Eguiguren served as a member of the Basque Parliament from 1983 to 2012, including a tenure as the second President of the Basque Parliament from 8 January 1987 until 18 December 1990. He later became the President of the PSE-EE-PSOE political party from 2002 to 2014.
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Odón Elorza González
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- salespersonlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Odon Elorza González is a Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE-EE) politician. He was a city councillor (1979–2011) and the mayor (1991–2011) of San Sebastián. He was also a member of the Basque Parliament (1984–1991) and the Congress of Deputies (2011–).
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Ramón Jáuregui
- Occupations
- ministerpoliticiantrade unionist
- Biography
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Ramón Jáuregui Atondo is a Spanish politician. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served as Minister of the Presidency (2010–2011) during the Second Zapatero Government. He also was member of the European Parliament in two separate spells (2009–2010 and 2014–2019).
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Joxe Azurmendi
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied philosophy and theology
- Occupations
- writerpoetphilosopheruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Joxe Azurmendi Otaegi was a Spanish Basque writer, philosopher, essayist and poet. He published numerous articles and books on ethics, politics, the philosophy of language, technique, Basque literature and philosophy in general.
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Borja Cobeaga
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- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Borja Cobeaga Eguillor is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his 2005 film, One Too Many.
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Cristina Iglesias
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied in 1976-1978
- Occupations
- installation artistsculptorteacherartist
- Biography
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Cristina Iglesias is a Spanish installation artist and sculptor living and working in Torrelodones, Madrid. She works with many materials, including steel, water, glass, bronze, bamboo, straw. On January 20, 2016, she was awarded the Tambor del Oro in San Sebastian. Iglesias was the first Spanish woman invited to exhibit her work at the Folkestone Triennial in 2011. She is the sister of Academy Award-nominated film composer Alberto Iglesias.
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Eneko Goia Laso
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1989-1993 graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- teacherjuristpolitician
- Biography
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Eneko Goia Laso is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He was elected to the City Council of San Sebastián in 2011 as the party's leader, and was mayor from 2015 to 2025. He previously served in the Basque Parliament from 2005 to 2007, and the Deputation of Gipuzkoa from 2007 to 2011.
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Antonio Díaz-Miguel
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied industrial engineering
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Antonio Díaz-Miguel Sanz was a Spanish professional basketball player and coach. He studied in Madrid, and graduated from the University of Bilbao.
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Enrique Urbizu
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Enrique Urbizu is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. A native of Bilbao, he was one of the few Spanish film directors who brought the film noir into the late Spanish film industry.
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Maialen Lujanbio
- Occupations
- poetbertsolariwriter
- Biography
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Maialen Lujanbio is a Basque poet and bertsolari winner. She composes her oral poetry in the Basque language and she is the only woman to ever reach her level.
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
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- screenwriterdirectorfilm director
- Biography
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa is a Spanish filmmaker. Her full-length debut Lullaby (2022) earned critical acclaim, and won her the Goya Award for Best New Director.
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Jorge Guerricaechevarría
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- television directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Jorge Guerricaechevarría, also known as "Guerrica", is a Spanish screenwriter. A regular co-screenwriter for Álex de la Iglesia's films, he has also been a recurring collaborator of Daniel Monzón.
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Kirmen Uribe
- Occupations
- writeruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Kirmen Uribe is a Basque-born New York-based award-winning writer whose work transcends borders, weaving together personal and collective histories. Through poetry and fiction, he explores themes of identity, migration, and memory, and reinvents the form. His debut novel, Bilbao–New York–Bilbao (Coffee House Press, 2022), won National Prize for Literature in Spain. His works have been translated into over twenty languages. Uribe's poetry has appeared in journals including The New Yorker and The Paris Review. In 2018, he received the New York Public Library Cullman Center Writing Fellowship. He now lives in New York City with his family, where he teaches creative nonfiction in the MFA program in Creative Writing in Spanish at New York University (NYU).
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Ramón Ibarra
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Ramón Ibarra Robles, commonly known as Ramón Ibarra in Getxo, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain, is a Spanish actor known for appearing in the long-running telenovela El secreto de Puente Viejo, as well as Julieta and B.
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Eneko Andueza Lorenzo
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in political science
- Occupations
- politicianpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Eneko Andueza Lorenzo is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician. He has served in the Basque Parliament since 2016 and led the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE-EE) since 2021.
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Koldo Serra
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Koldo Serra is a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Bilbao.
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Josu Erkoreka Gervasio
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- In 1990 graduated with doctorate in law
- Occupations
- juristpolitician
- Biography
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Josu Erkoreka is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party.
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Gorka Urtaran
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gorka Urtaran Agirre is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He served as mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz from 2015 to 2023.
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Nagua Alba
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied psychology
- Occupations
- psychologistpolitician
- Biography
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Nayua Miriam Goveli Alba, best known as Nagua Alba, is a Spanish politician. She was a member of the 11th and 12th terms of the Congress of Deputies in representation of Gipuzkoa.
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Doris Benegas
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Doris Benegas Haddad was a Spanish political lawyer specialising in criminal law, particularly causes related to women and left-wing politics. She was also a political leader, leading a regional branch of the communist movement in the 1970s as well as the pro-independence nationalist leftist coalition, the Castilian Left, from 2002 to her death in 2016.
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Urko Olazabal
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1999-2004 graduated with licentiate in fine art
- Occupations
- film screenwriteractorfilm editorfilm actor
- Biography
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Urko Olazabal Ortiz de Zarate is a Spanish actor.
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Karmele Jaio
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- writerliterary scholarjournalist
- Biography
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Karmele Jaio Eiguren is a Basque writer and journalist whose works have been translated into Catalan, German, Russian, Spanish, and English. She is the recipient of multiple awards for Amaren eskuak (2006, Elkar) and Aitaren etxea and (Elkar, 2019).
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Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1989-1994 graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- lawyerjustice of the peacepolitician
- Biography
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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.
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Estibaliz Urresola
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- screenwriterfilm directorfilm producerfilm editor
- Biography
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Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer.
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Miren Gorrotxategi
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1987-1991 graduated with licentiate in law
- 1991-1992 graduated with diplomatura in environmental law
- Occupations
- writerjuristuniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Miren Edurne Gorrotxategi Azurmendi is a Basque lawyer, jurist, university teacher and former politician from Spain. She is a university teacher of Constitucional Law at the University of the Basque Country.
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Izaskun Bilbao Barandica
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Izaskun Bilbao Barandica is a politician from the Basque Country, a region in Spain. She was the President of the Basque Parliament from 2005 to 2009, being the first woman to hold the position. She has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2009. She is affiliated with the Basque National Party, which belongs to the European Democratic Party, and sits in the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament.
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Gladys del Estal Ferreño
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- computer scientistactivistprogrammer
- Biography
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Gladys del Estal Ferreño was a Basque environmental activist and programmer from San Sebastián. Killed by the Guardia Civil during a anti-nuclear protest, Del Estal become an important icon of the ecologist movement.
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Maider Etxebarria
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- politician
- Biography
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Maider Etxebarria García is a Spanish politician. A member of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country, she has served as mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz since 2023.
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Gorka Maneiro Labayen
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- accountantpolitician
- Biography
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Gorka Maneiro Labayen is a Spanish politician and a member of the Basque Parliament with the Union, Progress and Democracy party (UPyD).
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Aizpea Goenaga
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- writerplaywrightfilm directoractor
- Biography
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Aizpea Goenaga Mendiola is a Basque actress and film director. She was the director of Etxepare Basque Institute, the institute of the Basque language and culture between 2009 and 2016. She belongs to a well-known dynasty of Basque actors, Aizpea is the aunt of Bárbara Goenaga, an actress herself, the daughter of the actress Juani Mendiola Barkaiztegi and the sister of the artist Juan Luis Goenaga.
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Javier de Andrés Guerra
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in library science
- Graduated with master's degree in public finance and public treasury
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Javier de Andrés Guerra is a Spanish politician. A member of the People's Party, he served as Deputy General of Álava from 2011 to 2015 and as Delegate of the Government in the Basque Country from 2016 to 2018. He was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies in the 2023 Spanish general election representing Álava.
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Mikel Azurmendi
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- writertranslatoranthropologistuniversity teacherphilosopher
- Biography
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Mikel Azurmendi was a Spanish anthropologist, ETA dissident, and writer. He was the co-founder of the counter-ETA groups Foro Ermua and ¡Basta Ya!.
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Uxue Alberdi
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- essayistnovelistjournalistchildren's writerbertsolari
- Biography
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Uxue Alberdi Estibaritz is a Basque writer and bertsolari.
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Laura Mintegi
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterpolitician
- Biography
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Laura Mintegi Lakarra is a Basque author, politician and a professor at the University of the Basque Country. Although she was born in Navarre, she moved to Biscay at an early age and has lived there ever since; first in Bilbao and later in Algorta.
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Amaia Martinez Grisalena
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied journalism
- Occupations
- politicianmerchantjournalist
- Biography
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María Amaya Martínez Grisaleña is a Spanish journalist and politician who has been a member of the Basque Parliament for the Vox party since 2020.
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Pedro Horrillo
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Pedro Horrillo Muñoz is a Spanish retired racing cyclist who rode as a professional for Mapei, Quick-Step and Rabobank. He was forced to retire from professional cycling after a crash in the 2009 Giro d'Italia.
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Markel Olano
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in philosophy
- Occupations
- politicianphilosopher
- Biography
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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.
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Beatriz Artolazabal
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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.
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Paloma Tortajada
- Occupations
- journalistannouncer
- Biography
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Paloma Tortajada Lorente was a Spanish journalist and radio and television broadcaster. She firstly worked at Radio Popular de Zaragoza (now called COPE Zaragoza) in Zaragoza before becoming head of news of Antena 3 Radio Aragón. Tortajada worked at Cadena SER from 1992 to 2005 and then was head of society at Cuatro and CNN+ between 2006 and 2009. She was lead press officer of the Ministry of Education under Ángel Gabilondo and then returned to Cadena COPE in 2013.
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Miren Amuriza
- Occupations
- bertsolariphilologistwriter
- Biography
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Miren Amuriza Plaza is a Spanish bertsolari and Biscayan writer. She has collaborated with some music groups, singing and writing lyrics. In 2017, she was the recipient of the Premio Igartza.
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Miren Etxezarreta
- Occupations
- writereconomistsocial activistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Miren Etxezarreta Zubizarreta is a Spanish Basque economist and intellectual of the left who is linked to social movements. Since 2007 she has been Professor Emeritus in Applied Economics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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Ainhoa Tirapu
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Ainhoa Tirapu de Goñi is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She spent most of her club career at Athletic Bilbao, and was a member of the Spain national squad for almost a decade.
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Carlos Martínez Gorriarán
- Occupations
- writerphilosopheruniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Carlos Martínez Gorriarán is a Spanish scholar, born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain. After being a member of Marxist and Basque nationalist movements, he became one of the founding members and spokespersons of ¡Basta Ya! association and head of the Plataforma Pro from which the Union, Progress and Democracy party emerged in September 2007. In ¡Basta Ya! he was opposed to ETA, and also to the "obligatory nationalism" that he considered to be occurring in the Basque Country. He is a member of the Directing and Political counsels of the party.
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Enrique Zuazua
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- mathematicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Enrique Zuazua is the Head of the Chair for Dynamics, Control, Machine Learning and Numerics - FAU DCN-AvH (Alexander von Humboldt Professorship) at the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU). He is also Distinguished Research Professor and the Director of the Chair of Computational Mathematics of DeustoTech Research Center of the University of Deusto in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain and Professor of Applied Mathematics at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM).
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Aintzane Ezenarro
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1989-1994 graduated with licentiate in journalism
- 1991-1996 graduated with licentiate in sociology
- 2012-2013 graduated with master's degree
- 2020-2021 graduated with Master's Degree in Teacher Training
- Occupations
- sociologistpoliticianjournalist
- Biography
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Aintzane Ezenarro Egurbide is a former Spanish politician and peace activist. She was a member of the Aralar party, and its spokeswoman in the Basque Parliament between the 2005 Basque parliamentary election and her expulsion from the party in 2012. She also was a councillor of her hometown, Getaria.
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Joan Mari Torrealdai
- Occupations
- writerjournalistsociologistlibrarian
- Biography
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Joan Mari Torrealdai Nabea was a Basque writer, journalist and sociologist. He was a member of Euskaltzaindia (the Royal Academy of the Basque Language). He was born in Forua, Biscay, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.
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Pili Zabala
- Occupations
- teacherdentistpolitician
- Biography
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María Pilar Zabala Artano, commonly known as Pili Zabala is an odontologist, professor and Spanish politician, as well as Elkarrekin Podemos candidate for Lehendakari in the 2016 Basque parliamentary election.
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Marta Macho Stadler
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate
- Occupations
- writermathematician
- Biography
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Marta Macho Stadler is a Basque mathematician, expert in scientific divulgation. She teaches undergraduate courses on geometry and topology at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and her research area is the Geometric Theory of Foliations and Noncommutative Geometry. She is editor in chief of the digital blog Mujeres con Ciencia (Women with Science) of the Scientific Culture Chair UPV/EHU and has been awarded several prizes, among others the Emakunde Equality Prize 2006.
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Marian Beitialarrangoitia
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Maria Angeles Beitialarrangoitia Lizarralde is a Basque journalist and politician. She was previously a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain and Basque Parliament, and mayor of Hernani.
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Carlos Ruiz Herrero
- Occupations
- association football playerphysician
- Biography
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Carlos Ruiz Herrero, known simply as Carlos, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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Iraia Iturregi
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Iraia Iturregi Sustatxa is a Spanish retired football player who played as a midfielder for Athletic Bilbao of Spain's Primera División for most of her career. She currently acts as head coach of women's team Athletic Bilbao B.
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María Jesús San Segundo
- Occupations
- economistdiplomatuniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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María Jesús San Segundo Gómez de Cadiñanos, was a Spanish economist, academic, diplomat and politician, minister of Education and Science of Spain between 2004 and 2006.
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Iñaki Arriola
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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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.
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Julen Bollain
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- In 2021 graduated with Doctor of Economics
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Julen Bollain, Ph.D. in Development Studies, is an economist, professor, and researcher at Mondragon University, specializing in development studies and basic income.
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Gotzone Sagardui Goikoetxea
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in medicine
- Occupations
- physiciancivil servantpolitician
- Biography
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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.
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José María Sánchez Carrión
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterlinguistsociologistbaccalaureate tenured teacher
- Biography
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José María Sánchez Carrión is a Spanish linguist, specialised in Basque language, sociolinguistics and historical linguistics. He is an associate member of Euskaltzaindia since 1983. Despite being arguably the best known local academic proponent of reversing language shift measures, he has never held a stable university post in the Basque Country.
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Maria J. Esteban
- Occupations
- mathematician
- Biography
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Maria J. Esteban is a Spanish mathematician. In her research she studies nonlinear partial differential equations, mainly by the use of variational methods, with applications to physics and quantum chemistry. She has also worked on fluid-structure interaction.
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June Fernández
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied in 2002-2006
- Occupations
- journalistsocial entrepreneur
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June Fernández Casete is a Spanish journalist. She is a co-founder and the director of the feminist Pikara Magazine.
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Hasier Arraiz
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- teacherpoliticianjournalist
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Hasier Arraiz Barbadillo is a former Basque politician. He was the first president of Sortu, and a member of the Basque Parliament.
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Idoia Villanueva Ruiz
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Idoia Villanueva Ruiz is a Spanish politician and engineer. A member of Podemos, she serves as Member of the European Parliament integrated within the European United Left–Nordic Green Left political group since 2019. She previously was a member of the Senate of Spain from 2015 to 2019.
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Olatz Ganboa
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 2003-2008 graduated with licentiate in journalism
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Olatz Ganboa Pilar is a Basque film, theatre and television actress.
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Mateo Aquino Febrillet
- Occupations
- politician
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Mateo Aquino Febrillet was a Dominican Republic educator, administrator, writer and politician. He was elected Dean of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo in 2011 and candidate for Senator of the Modern Revolutionary Party in the province of San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic in the last elections of 2016.
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Miren Azkarate Villar
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- university teacherpoliticianwriterphilologistlinguist
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Miren Karmele Azkarate Villar is a politician, professor of Basque philology, university lecturer and full member of the Royal Academy of the Basque Language. She was Minister of Culture and spokesperson for the Basque Government.
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Maiorga Ramirez
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- politician
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Maiorga Ramirez is a Basque nationalist politician. He is a leading member of the Eusko Alkartasuna (EA) in the province of Navarre in northern Spain and, since 2015, one of three just EA members of the Parliament of Navarre, where the EA sits as part of the EHB left-wing nationalist coalition.
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Iñaki Goirizelaia
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- telecommunications engineeruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Iñaki Goirizelaia, PhD is a full professor of Telecommunication Engineering at the University of the Basque Country in the Department of Communication Engineering. In 1981 he began his work as a professor at the Faculty of Engineering of Bilbao. He is the former President of the University of the Basque Country (2009–2017). Previously, he was Vice-president of the Campus of Biscay of the same university (2005–2008).
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Nekane Balluerka
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- university teacherpsychologist
- Biography
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Miren Nekane Balluerka Lasa is a Basque psychologist and university professor.
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Ricardo Cortés Lastra
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- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Ricardo Cortés Lastra, is a Spanish politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Spain for the Spanish Socialist Workers Party from 2009 to 2014.
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Teresa del Valle
- Occupations
- university teachersocial anthropologistanthropologist
- Biography
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Teresa del Valle Murga was a Spanish anthropologist, best known for her work in the fields of gender studies and feminism in Spain, in her publications Mujer vasca. Imagen y realidad (1985), Culturas oceánicas: Micronesia (1987), Género y sexualidad (1991), Gendered Anthropology (1993), and Perspectivas feministas desde la antropología social (2000). She was the recipient of a Emakunde Award for Equality in 2010. Del Valle died on 8 April 2025, at the age of 88.
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Iñaki Antigüedad
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- university teachergeologistpolitician
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Iñaki Antigüedad Auzmendi is a Basque geologist and politician. He is professor of hydrogeology at the University of the Basque Country, and leader of Amaiur.
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Teresa Riera
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- In 1981 graduated with doctorate in computing
- Occupations
- mathematicianpoliticianuniversity teachertrade unionist
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Teresa Riera Madurell is a Spanish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. She is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.
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Nélida Zaitegi
- Occupations
- professorpedagogue
- Biography
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Nélida Zaitegi de Miguel is a Spanish teacher and pedagogue. Her work focuses on promoting the construction of positive coexistence in educational institutions, as well as the prevention and action in cases of bullying among peers.
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José María Portillo Valdés
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- In 1990 graduated with Doctorate in History
- Occupations
- historianwriteruniversity teacher
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José María "Txema" Portillo Valdés is a Spanish historian, professor of Contemporary History at the University of the Basque Country. He is an expert in Spanish constitutional history.
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Nerea Barjola
- Occupations
- writerresearcherpolitical scientistwomen's rights activist
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Nerea Barjola Ramos is a Spanish social scientist and feminist activist. She is known for analysing the media coverage of the Alcàsser Case as a reaction to feminist activity in Spain in early 1990s, arguing that it responded to recent gains of the feminist movement by portraying them as inherently connected to violence against women.
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Iñigo Lamarca
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- writerlawyeruniversity teacherombudsman
- Biography
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Íñigo Lamarca Iturbe is a Spanish lawyer and served as Ararteko (Ombudsman), of the Basque Country between 2004 and 2014. He previously served as president of GEHITU, and is the first gay man to hold the office.
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Iratxe Aurrekoetxea
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- rhythmic gymnastcoach
- Biography
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Iratxe Aurrekoetxea Urrutikoetxea is a retired Spanish rhythmic gymnast and coach. She has trained some of the most prominent gymnasts in Spain.
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Eva Ferreira García
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- university teachereconomistmathematician
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María Eva Ferreira García is a Basque mathematician, economist and university professor.
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Claudio Aranzadi
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- economistengineerbusinesspersonpolitician
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José Claudio Aranzadi Martínez is a Spanish engineer, businessman and politician. He served as industry minister from 1988 to 1993.
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Jon Gomez
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- television presenteractormusician
- Biography
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Jon Gomez Garai is a Spanish singer, musician and TV presenter.
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Mari Luz Esteban Galarza
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied medicine
- Occupations
- social anthropologistwriteranthropologistsociologistuniversity teacher
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Mari Luz Esteban Galarza is a Basque anthropologist. She earned her degree in medicine and surgery from the University of the Basque Country (UPV / EHU) in 1983 and in 1993 she received her doctorate in cultural anthropology from the University of Barcelona.
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Izaskun Zubizarreta Gerendiain
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- runnerski mountaineermidwifesport cyclist
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Izaskun Zubizarreta Gerendiain was a Spanish ski mountaineer.
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Josu Larrazabal
- Occupations
- sporting directorprofessional fitness coach
- Biography
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Josu Larrazabal has the role Head of Performance in the Lidl–Trek cycling team.
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Martin Simonson
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- scientistuniversity teacherwriterlinguisttranslator
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Martin Simonson is a Swedish scholar, novelist, and translator, specialized in fantasy literature and science fiction. He teaches at the University of the Basque Country in Spain, and is mainly known for being the Spanish translator of some of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
