Begoña Errazti

Begoña Errazti (born 22 August 1957) is a Spanish politician. She is a leading member of the Basque Solidarity (Eusko Alkartasuna) party, which is associated with Basque nationalism and Social democratic policies.^[1] In 2007 she resigned as the party's president.^[2]

Begoña Errazti
Begoña Errazti (2007)
Born	22 August 1957 Barakaldo, Basque Country, Spain
Occupation(s)	University teacher Politician

Life

Early years

Begoña Errazti has a degree in Geography and Contemporary History.^[3] She also holds a master's degree in Business Management.

She has worked as a director with the Taller Río Arga schools workshop, a European project for training young people on river and riverbank management, along with various related specialities.^[4] She is a university level of history and Basque studies, and Professor of Basque studies at the University of Deusto. She was also a manager of the Federation of Ikastolas (Basque schools) for Navarre.

Political life

For her supporters, Errazti is a defender of Basque autonomy, which she combines with progressive approach to mainstream issues.

During the legislative session 1995-1999 and again from 1999 till 2003 she headed up the Basque Solidarity Party (Eusko Alkartasuna / EA) group in the Parliament of Navarre. Following the 2003 provincial elections, despite her name having been at the top of the party list, this position was passed to the present more youthful leadership incumbent in the Navarre assembly, Maiorga Ramírez [es].

She was an EA national executive member between 1995 and 2007, becoming party president in 1999.^[2]

After the EA moved closer to the nationalist left, however, and its inclusion in the EH Bildu Basque coalition, she left the EA and became aligned with the Basque Nationalist Party, attending public events in support of the successful 2012 regional presidential candidate, Iñigo Urkullu. ^[5]

References

1. "José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero y Begoña Errazti". El País. El País, Madrid. 15 September 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
2. Mikel Ormazabal (16 December 2007). "Errazti se va sin referirse a los motivos de su marcha". El País. El País, Madrid. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
3. "BEGOÑA ERRAZTI, NEW PRESIDENT OF EA" (PDF). Euskal Etxeak Magazine. Eusko Jaurlaritza, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoko Administrazio Orokorrak). 1999. p. 21. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
4. Marcos Sánchez. "BEGOÑA ERRAZTI ESNAL - EUSKO ALKARTASUNA:"Aunque ya no esté de moda, me gusta ser ama de casa" Nací en Barakaldo el 22 de agosto de 1957. Tengo 49 años, estoy divorciada desde hace 6 y soy madre de 2 hijos, de 15 y 17 años. Vivimos en Pamplona. Licenciada en Geografía e Historia por Deusto y máster en gestión empresarial, presido Eusko Alkartasuna desde 1999. Desde 1995, soy parlamentaria navarra". Diario de Navarra, CORDOVILLA (NAVARRA). Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
5. Juanma Velasco (7 October 2012). "Urkullu reclama una "cohabitación responsable" de Euskadi con el Estado". ....Antes de la intervención del cabeza de lista, el presentador del acto dio la palabra a rostros conocidos entre el público, que mostraron públicamente su apuesta por Urkullu. Entre ellos, intervino Begoña Errazti, expresidenta de EA, partido que ahora forma parte de la coalición EH Bildu.... Sociedad Vascongada de Publicaciones (Dairiovasco), San Sebastián. Retrieved 29 August 2015.