| José Ángel Cuerda | |
| Term Start: | 11 May 1979 |
| Term End: | 4 July 1999 |
| Term Start2: | 22 March 1984 |
| Term End2: | 21 November 1989 |
| Predecessor: | Alfredo Marco Tabar |
| Successor: | Alfonso Alonso |
| Birth Date: | 1934 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| Party: | Basque Nationalist Party |
José Ángel Cuerda Montoya (born 17 March 1934) is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He was the first democratically elected mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, serving from 1979 to 1999.[1]
Cuerda was known for his promotion of the environment and green space in his city as well as championing sustainable city planning for the wellbeing of residents. Though officially a member of the right-wing PNV, he said in 2019 "I never received instructions from the PNV, nor did I stop being a member of left-wing movements in the Basque Country, Spain, or around the world".[1]