List of Presidents of the Basque Autonomous Community

Lehendakari ( in Spanish also Lendakari ) [ lɛndakaɾi ː ] is the official name of the Prime Minister of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country in Spain. The full, formal official name is Eusko Jaurlaritzako Lehendakari ( " Prime Minister of the Basque Government ").

The word Lehendakari is a composition of the Basque words loan ( " the First " ) and idazkari ( " Secretary "). The headquarters of the Lehendakari is called Lehendakaritza [ lɛndakaɾi ː ˌ tsa ]. The official residence of the Basque Prime Minister, the villa Ajuria Enea, is located in the capital of the Basque Country, Vitoria -Gasteiz.

Prime Minister of the Basque Country

The first Basque government was set up in 1936 during the Second Spanish Republic as a Gobierno de Euskadi. But soon, during the Spanish Civil War, the Basque country lost the autonomy, and the Basque Government was during the Franco dictatorship only in political exile.

After the death of Franco in transition to democracy, a transitional organ was first created in 1978, the Consejo General Vasco, whose presidents are officially not recognized as Lehendaraki. Only since 1980 with the adoption of the Statute of Autonomy is today's Basque Government as the successor of the former Gobierno de Euskadi.

Office bearer

• Gobierno de Euskadi (1936 - 1978): 1936 - 1960: José Antonio Aguirre ( PNV ) ( since 1937 in exile )
• 1960 - 1979: Jesús María de Leizaola ( PNV ) ( return from exile in 1979 )

• Gobierno Vasco ( since 1980): 1980 - 1985: Carlos Garaikoetxea ( PNV )
• 1985 - 1999: José Antonio Ardanza ( PNV )
• 1999 - 2009: Juan José Ibarretxe ( PNV )
• 2009 - 2012: Patxi López (PSE- EE)
• 2012 - today: Iñigo Urkullu Rentería ( PNV )

• Policy ( Basque Country )