98 Notable alumni of
University of the Basque Country
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The University of the Basque Country is 492nd in the world, 178th in Europe, and 10th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 98 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
- singeractor
- Biography
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Itziar Ituño Martínez is a Spanish Basque actress, who performs in her native Basque language as well as in Spanish. She is best known for her role as Inspector Raquel Murillo in the Spanish television series La Casa de Papel (Money Heist).
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Amaia Montero
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- songwritersinger
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Amaia Montero Saldías is a Spanish singer and songwriter mainly known as the former vocalist of the Spanish pop-band La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007.
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Miguel Ángel Revilla
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- bank tellerpoliticianeconomist
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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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- modelpresenteractortelevision presenter
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Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia is a Spanish TV presenter, model, actor and basketball player from the Basque Country.
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Anne Igartiburu
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with Licentiate in theatre
- Occupations
- television presenterfilm actor
- Biography
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Anne Igartiburu Verdes is a Spanish Basque television presenter and actress.
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Nacho Vigalondo
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- actorfilm directorscreenwriter
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Ignacio "Nacho" Vigalondo Palacios is a Spanish filmmaker.
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Borja Sémper Pascual
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- politicianwriterdirector
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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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Julio Médem
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- film directordirectorscreenwriterfilm producerfilm editor
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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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- danceractormodel
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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 also featured in thriller film God's Crooked Lines (2022).
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Patricia López Arnaiz
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- actor
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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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Eduardo Madina
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- 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
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- politician
- Biography
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Oskar Matute García de Jalón is a Spanish politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was previously a member of the Basque Parliament.
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Gotzon Mantuliz
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied nursing
- Occupations
- designertelevision presentermodel
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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.” 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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Geraldine Roman
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- statespersonjournalistpolitician
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Geraldine Batista Roman is a Filipino journalist and politician serving as the Representative of Bataan's 1st district since 2016. She is the first transgender person elected to the Congress of the Philippines.
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Alfonso Alonso Aranegui
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- politicianlawyer
- 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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Andoni Ortuzar
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- politicianjournalist
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Andoni Ortuzar Arruabarrena is a Spanish Basque politician and journalist, and the president of the Basque Nationalist Party.
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Josu Jon Imaz
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- chemistpoliticianinternational forum participant
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Josu Jon Imaz San Miguel is a politician, executive and scientist from Zumarraga, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain, born in 1963. He is CEO of the oil company Repsol. Doctor in Chemical Sciences from the University of the Basque Country.
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Txillardegi
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- writerpoliticiansociolinguistprofessorlinguist
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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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Jesús Eguiguren
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied law
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianlawyer
- 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
- politicianlawyersalesperson
- 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
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- ministertrade unionistpolitician
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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
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- poetwriteruniversity teacherphilosopher
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Joxe Azurmendi Otaegi is a Basque writer, philosopher, essayist and poet. He has published numerous articles and books on ethics, politics, the philosophy of language, technique, Basque literature and philosophy in general.
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Antonio Díaz-Miguel
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied industrial engineering
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- 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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Borja Cobeaga
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- screenwriterfilm director
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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
- engraverartistsculptorgraphic artistteacher
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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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Maialen Lujanbio
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- writerbertsolari
- 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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Enrique Urbizu
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- screenwriterfilm director
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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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Kirmen Uribe
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- essayistwriterpoet
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Kirmen Uribe is a Basque language writer. He won the National Prize for Literature in Spain in 2009 for his first novel Bilbao-New York-Bilbao, which has been translated into over 15 languages. His poetry collection Meanwhile Take My Hand (Graywolf, 2007), translated into English by Elizabeth Macklin, was a finalist for the 2008 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation. His works have been published in The New Yorker, Open City and Little Star.
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Jorge Guerricaechevarría
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- screenwritertelevision director
- Biography
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Jorge Guerricaechevarría, also known as 'Guerrica', is a Spanish screenwriter. A regular co-scribe of Álex de la Iglesia's films, he has also been a recurring collaborator of Daniel Monzón.
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Ramón Ibarra
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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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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Doris Benegas
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- politicianlawyer
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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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Gorka Urtaran
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- 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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Josu Erkoreka Gervasio
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- politicianjurist
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Josu Erkoreka is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party.
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Koldo Serra
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- screenwriterfilm director
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Koldo Serra is a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Bilbao.
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Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1989-1994 graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- politicianjustice of the peacelawyer
- 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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Gorka Maneiro Labayen
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- politicianaccountant
- 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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Gladys del Estal Ferreño
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- activistcomputer scientistprogrammer
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Gladys del Estal Ferreño was a ecologist activist from San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. She was killed by a bullet shot at her by the Guardia Civil during a protest in Tudela, Navarre, against the nuclear station construction program for the Basque Country, and the aircraft firing range of Bardenas. She has since become an important icon of the ecologist movement.
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Izaskun Bilbao Barandica
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- politicianlawyer
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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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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
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- film directordirectorscreenwriter
- 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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Pedro Horrillo
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- 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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Laura Mintegi
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- university teacherpoliticianwriter
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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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Miren Gorrotxategi
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1987-1991 graduated with licentiate degree in law
- 1991-1992 graduated with postgraduate diploma in environmental law
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianjurist
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Miren Edurne Gorrotxategi Azurmendi is a Spanish lawyer, jurist, university teacher and politician.
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Uxue Alberdi
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- novelistessayistbertsolarichildren's writerjournalist
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Uxue Alberdi Estibaritz is a Basque writer and bertsolari.
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Markel Olano
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- philosopherpolitician
- 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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Paloma Tortajada
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- announcerjournalist
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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 Etxezarreta
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- social activisteconomistwriteruniversity teacher
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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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Carlos Martínez Gorriarán
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- writerpoliticianuniversity teacherphilosopher
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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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Miren Amuriza
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- bertsolari
- 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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Joan Mari Torrealdai
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- journalistwriterlibrariansociologist
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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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Urko Olazabal
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1996-2001 graduated with Licentiate in fine art
- Graduated with Master's Degree in Teacher Training
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Urko Olazabal Ortiz de Zarate is a Spanish actor.
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Eneko Andueza Lorenzo
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- political scientistpolitician
- 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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Marian Beitialarrangoitia
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- politicianjournalist
- 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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Pili Zabala
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- politiciandentistteacher
- 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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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
- journalistpoliticiansociologist
- Biography
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Aintzane Ezenarro Egurbide is a Spanish politician. She is the Aralar's spokeswoman in the Basque Parliament since 2005 Basque parliamentary election. She is also councillor of her hometown, Getaria.
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Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
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- film directorscreenwriterfilm editorfilm producer
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Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren is a Spanish Basque film director, screenwriter, and producer. She has won awards for Voces de papel (2016), a documentary, and Cuerdas [es; eu] (2022), a short film, while her first feature film, 20,000 Species of Bees (2023), has won a variety of awards at various film festivals.
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María Jesús San Segundo
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- economistpoliticianuniversity teacherdiplomat
- 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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Marta Macho Stadler
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with Licentiate
- Occupations
- university teachermathematician
- 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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Javier de Andrés Guerra
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- politician
- 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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Carlos Ruiz Herrero
- Occupations
- physicianassociation football player
- Biography
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Carlos Ruiz Herrero, known simply as Carlos, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.
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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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Iñaki Arriola
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- politicianlawyer
- 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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Iraia Iturregi
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Iraia Iturregi Sustatxa is a Spanish football midfielder who played 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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Enrique Zuazua
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- university teachermathematician
- 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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Hasier Arraiz
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- journalistpoliticianteacher
- Biography
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Hasier Arraiz Barbadillo is a Spanish politician from the Basque Country. He was the first president of Sortu, and a member of the Basque Parliament.
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José María Sánchez Carrión
- Occupations
- writeruniversity teacherlinguistsociologist
- 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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Asier Antona Gómez
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Asier Antona Gómez is a Spanish politician and senator. He is the current senator representing the Canary Islands in the Senate of Spain. Gomez was appointed senator as a representative from the Canary Islands by the Parliament of the Canary Islands.
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Gotzone Sagardui Goikoetxea
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with Licentiate in medicine
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticiancivil servant
- Biography
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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.
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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
- journalist
- Biography
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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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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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Miren Azkarate Villar
- Occupations
- writerpoliticianuniversity teacherlinguistphilologist
- Biography
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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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Mateo Aquino Febrillet
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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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Iñaki Goirizelaia
- Occupations
- university teachertelecommunications engineer
- 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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Maiorga Ramirez
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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 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 Antigüedad
- Occupations
- geologistuniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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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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Julen Bollain
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- In 2021 graduated with Doctor of Economics
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- 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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Nekane Balluerka
- Occupations
- psychologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Miren Nekane Balluerka Lasa is the Rector of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). She teaches Behavioural Science Methodology at the Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). She has held the post of Rector of the UPV/EHU since January 2017.
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Teresa Riera
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- In 1981 graduated with doctorate in computing
- Occupations
- mathematiciantrade unionistuniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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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
- pedagogueprofessor
- 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
- historianuniversity teacherwriter
- Biography
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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 the Spanish constitutional history.
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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 Spanish film, theater and television actress.
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Ricardo Cortés Lastra
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- politiciantrade unionist
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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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Iñigo Lamarca
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- lawyerwriterombudspersonuniversity teacher
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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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Nerea Barjola
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- researcherwriterwomen's rights activistpolitical scientist
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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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Claudio Aranzadi
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- engineereconomistpoliticianbusinessperson
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Claudio Aranzadi is a Spanish engineer, businessman and politician. He served as industry minister from 1988 to 1993.
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Teresa del Valle
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- social anthropologistuniversity teacheranthropologist
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Teresa del Valle Murga is 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.
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Josu Larrazabal
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- professional fitness coachsporting director
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Josu Larrazabal has the role Head of Performance in the Lidl–Trek cycling team.
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Onésimo Díaz
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- Catholic priesthistorianwriteruniversity teacher
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Onésimo Díaz Hernández is a Spanish historian known for his publications regarding the history of Spain in the twentieth century.
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Luis E. Echávarri
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- engineer
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Luis Echávarri is the former Director-General of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. He was born in 1949 in Bilbao, Spain. Mr. Echávarri has master's degrees from the Superior Technical School of Industrial Engineering of Bilbao University, and from the Faculty of Information Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid. He is post-graduated from the Industrial Organization School of Madrid in Management, and is a Fellow of the College of Industrial Engineers of Madrid.
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Itziar Gómez
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with psychology
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- politicianpsychologistcouncil member
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Itziar Gómez López is a Navarrese politician, Minister of Rural Development and Environment of Navarre since August 2019.
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Eva Ferreira García
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- economistuniversity teachermathematician
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María Eva Ferreira García is the Rector of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). She graduated from the University of the Basque Country with a degree in Mathematics. She obtained a master's degree in Probability and Statistics from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (New York University) and a PhD in Economics from the University of the Basque Country. Since 2005, she has held a full professorship in Applied Economics. On 25 January 2021, she was named Rector of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).
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Tania Elosegui
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- golfer
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Tania Elósegui Mayor is a professional golfer from Spain.
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Maite Arruabarrena
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- opera singer
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Maite Arruabarrena Unanue is a Spanish-Basque mezzo-soprano opera singer and psychologist. Born in San Sebastián, she studied in Spain and in Italy where she won first prize at the Toti dal Monte International Singing Contest. In addition to singing in Spain's leading theatres and concert halls, she has performed in Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United States.
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Arantza Diaz de Ilarraza Sanchez
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- university teachercomputer scientist
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Arantza Díaz de Ilarraza Sánchez is a professor of informatics at the University of the Basque Country. In 1981, she began her work as a lecturer at the Faculty of Informatics of Donostia. As a specialist in language and computer technology, she has held positions of responsibility in Basque technology institutions.
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Arantza Urkaregi
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- biostatisticiantrade unionistuniversity teacherpolitician
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Arantza Urkaregi is a mathematician, union organizer, and feminist politician. Within mathematics, she writes, researches, and teaches predominantly about statistics. With regards to her political work, she was involved in the communist party in Basque and the early feminist movement there.
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Rosa Lavín
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1991-1996 graduated with Licentiate in economics
- 1996-1997 graduated with postgraduate education in Sociedad laboral and cooperative
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- executivebusinessperson
- Biography
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Rosa María Lavín Ibarra is a Spanish executive and businesswoman.
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Olga Arlauskas
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- film director
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Olga Algisovna Arlauskas Shimanskaya is a Russian-Spanish film director.
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Mari Carmen Maeztu
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- politiciansocial worker
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María Carmen Maeztu Villafranca is a Navarrese politician, Minister of Social Rights of Navarre since August 2019.
