Gorka Urtaran Explained

Gorka Urtaran Agirre (born 21 December 1973)[1] is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He served as mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz from 2015 to 2023.

Biography

Urtaran was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava. His mother, María Jesús Agirre, was a Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) politician who was deputy mayor of the city during the mandate of José Ángel Cuerda and a member of the Congress of Deputies from 1995 to 1997.[2] He graduated in Sociology from the University of the Basque Country, where he studied at its Leioa campus and wrote a postgraduate thesis on migration.[3]

After being a civil servant in the Vitoria-Gasteiz Department of Social Intervention, Urtaran served in his province's Juntas Generales from 2007 to 2011.[3] In December 2010, he was confirmed as the EAJ-PNV candidate for mayor in the next year's elections.[4] His party came second to the People's Party (PP), whose leader Javier Maroto was invested as mayor.[5] Four years later, the EAJ-PNV lost a seat and fell to third behind the PP and EH Bildu, but Urtaran was invested as mayor with the votes of his party, EH Bildu and two smaller groups.[6] In 2019, he won a second term with the support of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE-EE).[7] He did not stand for reelection in 2023.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gorka Urtaran . . 30 August 2022 . Spanish.
  2. News: Fallece María Jesús Agirre, quien fuera vicealcaldesa de Vitoria. María Jesús Agirre, who was the deputy mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, dies . 30 August 2022 . . . 19 November 2016 . Spanish.
  3. News: Cueto . Iosu . Gorka Urtaran, un sociólogo con la política en los genes. Gorka Urtaran, a sociologist with politics in his genes . 30 August 2022 . . 15 June 2019 . Spanish.
  4. News: El PNV ratifica a Urtaran como candidato a alcalde de Vitoria para las elecciones de 2011. PNV confirms Urtaran as candidate for mayor of Vitoria for the 2011 elections . 30 August 2022 . . 21 December 2010 . Spanish.
  5. News: Cueto . Iosu . El PP recupera la Alcaldía de Vitoria con los únicos votos a favor de su partido. PP recovers mayoralty of Vitoria-Gasteiz with only votes in favour from its party. 30 August 2022 . El Correo . 12 June 2011 . Spanish.
  6. News: Gorka Urtaran se compromete a ser el alcalde de "los acuerdos y los pactos". Gorka Urtaran promises to be themayor of "agreements and pacts" . 30 August 2022 . EFE . Deia . 13 June 2015 . Spanish.
  7. News: Urtaran se compromete a abrir en Vitoria una etapa de "diálogo, entendimiento y acuerdo". Urtaran promises to open in Vitoria a period of "dialogue, understanding and agreement". 30 August 2022 . . 15 June 2019 . Spanish.
  8. News: Ortega . David . Beatriz Artolazabal sustituye a Urtaran como candidata del PNV al Ayuntamiento de Vitoria. Beatriz Artolazabal replaces Urtaran as PNV candidate for Vitoria City Hall . 17 June 2023 . Noticias de Álava . 25 October 2022 . es.

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