Andoni Ortuzar Explained

Andoni Ortuzar
Office:President of the Basque Nationalist Party
Term Start:12 January 2013
Predecessor:Iñigo Urkullu
Birthname:Andoni Ortuzar Arruabarrena
Birth Date:13 July 1962
Birth Place:Abanto y Ciérbana-Abanto Zierbena (Biscay), Basque Country, Spain
Party:Basque Nationalist Party
Occupation:Journalist

Andoni Ortuzar Arruabarrena (born 13 July 1962) is a Spanish Basque politician and journalist, and the president of the Basque Nationalist Party.[1]

Early life

Andoni Ortuzar was born on 13 July 1962 in Sanfuentes, in the mining zone (Biscay) in Spain. He studied the "sciences of information", branch of journalism, at the University of the Basque Country. At the end of his career, he became editor of the Radio Popular de Bilbao.

In 1981, the newspaper Deia where he remained until 1987. At Deia, he was head of the Labor and Euskadi-Politics sections. The ELA activist belonged to the works council.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EAJ-PNV: ANDONI ORTUZAR ARRUABARRENA. Euzkadi Buru Batzar. Eaj-pnv.eus. 6 December 2014.