Lehendakari
Head of government of the Basque Autonomous Community / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The President of the Basque Government (Basque: Eusko Jaurlaritzako lehendakaria, Spanish: presidente del Gobierno Vasco), usually known in the Basque language as the Lehendakari (Basque: lehendakari, Spanish: lendakari), is the head of government of the Basque Autonomous Community. The lehendakari leads the executive branch of the regional government.
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President of the Basque government | |
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Eusko Jaurlaritzako lehendakaria | |
Style | Excelentísimo Señor (m), Excelentísima Señora (f) Jaun Txit Agurgarria (m), Andere Txit Agurgarria (f) |
Residence | Ajuria Enea |
Seat | Lehendakaritza, Vitoria-Gasteiz |
Nominator | Basque Parliament |
Appointer | The Monarch countersigned by the Prime Minister |
Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | José Antonio Aguirre |
Formation | 6 October 1936 |
Website | www.euskadi.eus/eusko-jaurlaritza/lehendakaritza/ |
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The current lehendakari is Iñigo Urkullu, of the Basque Nationalist Party.
The Basque noun lehendakari means "president" and can refer to the president of any country, club, association etc.[1]