Bakartxo Tejeria

Bakartxo Tejeria
Bakartxo Tejeria
	Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin
President of the Basque Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 November 2012
Preceded by	Arantza Quiroga
Member of the Basque Parliament
	Incumbent
	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 (age 53); 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 Spanish politician who currently serves as speaker (President) of the Basque Parliament.

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). She studied Law at the University of the Basque Country.

Between 2003 and 2007 she was the mayor of Villabona in the Basque autonomous community. The town has a population of over 5,000 people. On 20 November 2012, she was elected as the seventh speaker (President) of the Basque Parliament.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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