List of presidents of the Basque Parliament

President of the Basque Parliament
President of the Basque Parliament
Eusko Legebiltzarreko Lehendakaria
	Flag of the Basque Country
	Incumbent; Bakartxo Tejeria; since 20 November 2012
Member of	Basque Parliament
Formation	31 March 1980
First holder	Juan José Pujana
Website	legebiltzarra.eus

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

List

No.	Name		Took office	Left office	^Legs.	^Refs.
1	Juan José Pujana	EAJ/PNV^[a]	31 March 1980	22 March 1984	1st	^[1]
1	Juan José Pujana	EAJ/PNV^[a]	22 March 1984	8 January 1987	2nd	^[1]
2	Jesús Eguiguren	PSE–EE	8 January 1987	18 December 1990	3rd	^[2]
3	Joseba Leizaola	EAJ/PNV	18 December 1990	30 August 1994	4th	^[3]
3	Joseba Leizaola	EAJ/PNV	30 August 1994	25 November 1998	5th	^[3]
4	Juan María Atutxa	EAJ/PNV	25 November 1998	8 June 2001	6th	^[4]^[5]
4	Juan María Atutxa	EAJ/PNV	8 June 2001	16 May 2005	7th	^[4]^[6]^[7]
5	Izaskun Bilbao	EAJ/PNV	23 May 2005	3 April 2009	8th	^[8]^[9]^[10]
6	Arantza Quiroga Cía	PP	3 April 2009	19 November 2012	9th	^[11]^[12]^[13]
7	Bakartxo Tejeria	EAJ/PNV	20 November 2012	21 October 2016	10th	^[14]^[15]^[16]
			21 October 2016	3 August 2020	11th	^[14]^[17]^[18]
			3 August 2020	4 May 2024	12th	^[19]
			14 May 2024	Incumbent	13th	^[20]

Notes

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

References

"Lehendakaritza" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

^ ^a ^b "Pujana Arza, Juan José" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Eguiguren Imaz, Jesús M.ª" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Leizaola Azpiazu, Joseba Andoni" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Atutxa Mendiola, Juan María" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ Bidaurrazaga, Aitor Guenaga; Gorospe, Pedro (26 November 1998). "Atutxa propone hacer del Parlamento vasco un foro para la reconciliación". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ Gorospe, Pedro (9 June 2001). "El PNV impide que EH ocupe un cargo en el Parlamento Vasco". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Atutxa reelegido presidente del Parlamento vasco en la tercera votación, con el apoyo de PNV-EA e Izquierda Unida". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 8 June 2001. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Bilbao Barandica, Izaskun" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "El PNV consigue la presidencia de la Cámara vasca tras cambiar a Atutxa por Izaskun Bilbao". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Izaskun Bilbao, la primera mujer que preside el Parlamento vasco". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Quiroga Cia, Arantza" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Quiroga es elegida presidenta del Parlamento vasco". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Arantza Quiroga, un joven valor emergente en el PP, del ala más conservadora". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 3 April 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Tejeria Otermin, Bakartxo" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ Elorza, Ania (20 November 2012). "Tejeria abre la legislatura vasca del "encuentro entre todos para la paz"". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Bakartxo Tejería, nueva presidenta del Parlamento Vasco". EITB (in Spanish). Bilbao, Spain. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "Constituido el nuevo Parlamento vasco, con el PP fuera de la Mesa". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ Gorospe, Pedro (21 October 2016). "PNV y PSE marginan al PP y le sacan de la Mesa en la nueva Cámara vasca". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ Andueza, Iker Rioja (3 August 2020). "Bakartxo Tejeria, la mujer que más años ha ocupado la Presidencia del Parlamento Vasco". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ "Bakartxo Tejeria aukeratu dute berriro Legebiltzarreko presidente". EITB (in Basque). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

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

[Pujana-2] "Pujana Arza, Juan José" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[3] "Eguiguren Imaz, Jesús M.ª" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[Leizaola-4] "Leizaola Azpiazu, Joseba Andoni" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[Atutxa-5] "Atutxa Mendiola, Juan María" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[6] Bidaurrazaga, Aitor Guenaga; Gorospe, Pedro (26 November 1998). "Atutxa propone hacer del Parlamento vasco un foro para la reconciliación". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[7] Gorospe, Pedro (9 June 2001). "El PNV impide que EH ocupe un cargo en el Parlamento Vasco". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[8] "Atutxa reelegido presidente del Parlamento vasco en la tercera votación, con el apoyo de PNV-EA e Izquierda Unida". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 8 June 2001. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[9] "Bilbao Barandica, Izaskun" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[10] "El PNV consigue la presidencia de la Cámara vasca tras cambiar a Atutxa por Izaskun Bilbao". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[11] "Izaskun Bilbao, la primera mujer que preside el Parlamento vasco". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[12] "Quiroga Cia, Arantza" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[13] "Quiroga es elegida presidenta del Parlamento vasco". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[14] "Arantza Quiroga, un joven valor emergente en el PP, del ala más conservadora". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 3 April 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[Tejeria-15] "Tejeria Otermin, Bakartxo" (in Basque). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Basque Parliament. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[16] Elorza, Ania (20 November 2012). "Tejeria abre la legislatura vasca del "encuentro entre todos para la paz"". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[17] "Bakartxo Tejería, nueva presidenta del Parlamento Vasco". EITB (in Spanish). Bilbao, Spain. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[18] "Constituido el nuevo Parlamento vasco, con el PP fuera de la Mesa". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[19] Gorospe, Pedro (21 October 2016). "PNV y PSE marginan al PP y le sacan de la Mesa en la nueva Cámara vasca". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[20] Andueza, Iker Rioja (3 August 2020). "Bakartxo Tejeria, la mujer que más años ha ocupado la Presidencia del Parlamento Vasco". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[21] "Bakartxo Tejeria aukeratu dute berriro Legebiltzarreko presidente". EITB (in Basque). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

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