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'''Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin''' (born 28 March 1971) is a |
'''Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin''' (born 28 March 1971) 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 (Basque Parliament constituency)|Gipuzkoa]] since 2001. She is affiliated with the [[Basque Nationalist Party|Basque National Party]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin was born in [[San Sebastián|San Sebastian]] ([[Gipuzkoa]]) and spent a brief time in [[Larraul]] but moved while still a child to [[Villabona]] ([[Gipuzkoa]]). |
Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin was born in [[San Sebastián|San Sebastian]] ([[Gipuzkoa]]) and spent a brief time in [[Larraul]] but moved while still a child to [[Villabona]] ([[Gipuzkoa]]). |
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A law graduate of the [[University of the Basque Country]], Tejeria worked as a solicitor in [[Tolosa]]. She also worked as justice of the peace in [[Amasa-Villabona|Villabona]] from 1997 to 1999. She joined the [[Basque National Party]] in the 1990s, and was elected town councillor for Villabona in [[1999 Spanish local elections|the 1999 elecion]]. She led her party to victory in [[2003 Spanish local elections|the 2003 election]], and served as mayor of Villabona from 2003 to 2007. She failed to secure a majority after [[2007 Spanish local elections|the 2007 election]], and continued as a councillor from the opposition until 2011. |
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Tejeria became a prominent member of the Basque National Party in the Basque Parliament upon been elected in the [[2001 Basque regional election|2001 election]]. As a member of the Women and Youth parliamentary committee, she was one of the promotors of the 2005 Equality Law. She was re-elected in the [[2005 Basque regional election|2005 election]]. She became a high-ranking member of her party in 2008, as a member of the party's Executive Branch of Gipuzkoa (GBB). After [[2009 Basque regional election|the 2009 election]] she was tasked with coordinating Basque National Party's parliamentary group in the Basque Parliament. |
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| ⚫ | The Basque National Party chose Tejeria as the party's candidate for the presidency of the Basque parliament before [[2012 Basque regional election|the 2012 election]]. After her party's victory, she was elected as the seventh speaker ([[President (government title)|President]]) of the [[Basque Parliament]] on 20 November 2012.<ref name="corrio">{{cite news|title=Bakartxo Tejeria, discreet and character|accessdate=3 April 2014|url=http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20121120/mas-actualidad/politica/discreta-carcter-201211191325.html|newspaper=elcorrio.com|date=19 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lainformacion.com/|title=LA INFORMACIÓN: referente en actualidad empresarial y económica.|last=LaInformacion|website=La Información|language=spanish|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eaj-pnv.eus/|title=www.eaj-pnv.eus|last=Batzar|first=Euzkadi Buru|website=eaj-pnv.eus|language=es|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/pais-vasco/2016/10/22/580b36c5ca47411f648b4654.html|title=Bakartxo Tejeria: "Yo sí apoyo el 'derecho a decidir' y respeto a las mayorías"|date=22 October 2016|website=ELMUNDO|language=es|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> She was re-elected after [[2016 Basque regional election|the 2016 election]] and [[2020 Basque regional election|the 2020 election]], which makes Tejeria the first speaker to serve for three terms. |
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Tejeria belongs to the social democrat and the pro-independence section of her party. She supports a new consitutional arrangement for the Basque Country and has participated in demostrations defending the Basque Country's right to choose its own future. She has also opposed the incarcelation of pro-independence Catalan politicians amid the [[2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis|2017 constituional crisis]]. |
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Tejeria is married to Joanes Labaien, a former state attorney who is the son of the late Ramon Labaien, Minister of Culture of the [[Basque Government]] and mayor of San Sebastian in the 1980s. The couple has two daughters (born in 2005 and 2009) and two sons (twins, born in 2016). They live in San Sebastian. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 12:25, 12 April 2021
Bakartxo Tejeria | |
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.jpg) Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin | |
| President of the Basque Parliament | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Arantza Quiroga |
| Member of the Basque Parliament | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2001 | |
| Constituency | Gipuzkoa |
| Mayor of Villabona | |
| In office 14 June 2003 – 16 June 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Maixabel Arrieta Galarraga |
| Succeeded by | Maixabel Arrieta Galarraga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin 28 March 1971 San Sebastián, Spain |
| Political party | Basque Nationalist Party |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Law |
| Alma mater | University of the Basque Country |
Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin (born 28 March 1971) 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.
Life
Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin was born in San Sebastian (Gipuzkoa) and spent a brief time in Larraul but moved while still a child to Villabona (Gipuzkoa).
A law graduate of the University of the Basque Country, Tejeria worked as a solicitor in Tolosa. She also worked as justice of the peace in Villabona from 1997 to 1999. She joined the Basque National Party in the 1990s, and was elected town councillor for Villabona in the 1999 elecion. She led her party to victory in the 2003 election, and served as mayor of Villabona from 2003 to 2007. She failed to secure a majority after the 2007 election, and continued as a councillor from the opposition until 2011.
Tejeria became a prominent member of the Basque National Party in the Basque Parliament upon been elected in the 2001 election. As a member of the Women and Youth parliamentary committee, she was one of the promotors of the 2005 Equality Law. She was re-elected in the 2005 election. She became a high-ranking member of her party in 2008, as a member of the party's Executive Branch of Gipuzkoa (GBB). After the 2009 election she was tasked with coordinating Basque National Party's parliamentary group in the Basque Parliament.
The Basque National Party chose Tejeria as the party's candidate for the presidency of the Basque parliament before the 2012 election. After her party's victory, she was elected as the seventh speaker (President) of the Basque Parliament on 20 November 2012.[1][2][3][4] She was re-elected after the 2016 election and the 2020 election, which makes Tejeria the first speaker to serve for three terms.
Tejeria belongs to the social democrat and the pro-independence section of her party. She supports a new consitutional arrangement for the Basque Country and has participated in demostrations defending the Basque Country's right to choose its own future. She has also opposed the incarcelation of pro-independence Catalan politicians amid the 2017 constituional crisis.
Tejeria is married to Joanes Labaien, a former state attorney who is the son of the late Ramon Labaien, Minister of Culture of the Basque Government and mayor of San Sebastian in the 1980s. The couple has two daughters (born in 2005 and 2009) and two sons (twins, born in 2016). They live in San Sebastian.
References
- ^ "Bakartxo Tejeria, discreet and character". elcorrio.com. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ LaInformacion. "LA INFORMACIÓN: referente en actualidad empresarial y económica". La Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Batzar, Euzkadi Buru. "www.eaj-pnv.eus". eaj-pnv.eus (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Bakartxo Tejeria: "Yo sí apoyo el 'derecho a decidir' y respeto a las mayorías"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 22 October 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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