Manu Ayerdi Explained
Manuel Ayerdi Olaizola (born 13 January 1967) is a Basque economist, politician, Minister of Economic Development and Business of Navarre and a member of the Parliament of Navarre. He was previously First Vice President of Navarre.
Early life
Aierdi was born on 13 January 1967 in San Sebastián (Donostia), Basque Country.[1] In 1989, he received a degree in economics and business administration from the San Sebastián campus of the University of Deusto.[1] [2] [3] He has a post-graduate degree (1996) in financial management in SMEs.[4]
Career
Aierdi joined the marketing department of information and communications technology company Ibermática in 1989.[2] [5] He was economic and financial director of Alcer, a construction company, from 1991 to 2001.[2] [5] He was also director of quality systems, prevention and environment at Alcer.[2] [5] Between 2001 and 2012, he was director of economic-financial and corporate services at Arian.[2] [6] He was Arian's legal representative in China between 2004 and 2011.[2] [5]
In the 1990s, Aierdi taught human resources management models at the University of Deusto's Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences.[2] [7]
Aierdi has been affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ) since 2003 and was an executive member of its Navarrese branch, the Napar Buru Batzarra (NBB), from 2008 to 2012.[1] [7] He was president of NBB from 2012 to 2015.[8] [9]
Aierdi contested the 2011 regional election in Navarre as an Nafarroa Bai electoral alliance candidate and was elected to the Parliament of Navarre.[10] [11] He was re-elected at the 2015 regional election as a Geroa Bai candidate.[12] [13]
In July 2015, he was appointed First Vice President of Navarre and Minister of Economic Development by President Uxue Barkos.[14] [15] [16] He resigned from parliament on 27 July 2015.[17] In his ministerial role, Aierdi has been president of various state-owned companies including Sodena, Cener and Naitec.[4] He came under criticism after Sodena loaned €3 million to Davalor Salud, a company that was in financial difficulties and subsequently went into administration.[18]
Aierdi was re-elected at the 2019 regional election.[19] [20] In August 2019, he was appointed Minister of Economic Development and Business by President María Chivite.[21] [22] [23]
Electoral history
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Notes and References
- Web site: Ayerdi Olaizola, Manuel . . 11 August 2019 . Pamplona, Spain . Basque.
- Web site: Biografía: Vicepresidente de Desarrollo Económico - Manu Ayerdi Olaizola . . 11 August 2019 . Pamplona, Spain . Spanish.
- News: Javier Remírez (PSN) y José María Aierdi (Geroa Bai) serán los vicepresidentes del Gobierno de Navarra . 11 August 2019 . . 2 August 2019 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
- Web site: Garapen Ekonomiko eta Enpresarialeko kontseilaria - Manu Ayerdi Olaizola . . 11 August 2019 . Pamplona, Spain . Basque.
- News: Este es el nuevo gobierno de María Chivite: los trece consejeros que acompañarán a la socialista esta legislatura . 11 August 2019 . Navarra.com . 2 August 2019 . Pamplona, Spain . Spanish.
- News: Ondarra . Marcos . Un "anticarcelario", la exbatasuna y un 'moroso': las 'perlas' que aportan los socios de Chivite . 11 August 2019 . . 7 August 2019 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
- News: Manu Ayerdi, vicepresidente económico . 11 August 2019 . . 16 July 2015 . Pamplona, Spain . Spanish.
- News: Gobernu parekidea izango da . 11 August 2019 . . 3 August 2019 . Andoain, Spain . Basque.
- News: Osatu da Nafarroako Gobernua . 11 August 2019 . euskalerriairratia.eus . 7 August 2019 . Pamplona, Spain . Basque.
- Hauteskunde Prozedura: Nafarroako Hauteskunde Batzordea - Aldarrikatutako hautagai-zerrendak . . 26 April 2011 . 2011 . 78 . 6591–6595 . 11 August 2019 . . Pamplona, Spain . Basque.
- Hauteskunde Prozedura: Lehendakaritza, Justizia eta Barne Departamentua - Nafarroako Parlamenturako Hauteskundeak 2011 . . 26 July 2011 . 2015 . 147 . 11310–11311 . 11 August 2019 . . Pamplona, Spain . Basque.
- Hauteskunde Prozedura: Nafarroako Hauteskunde Batzordea - Aldarrikatutako hautagai-zerrendak . . 28 April 2015 . 2015 . 81 . 5248–5252 . 16 June 2019 . . Pamplona, Spain . Basque.
- Hauteskunde Prozedura: Lehendakaritza, Justizia eta Barne Departamentua - Nafarroako Parlamenturako Hauteskundeak 2015 . . 17 June 2015 . 2015 . 116 . 7380 . 16 June 2019 . . Pamplona, Spain . Basque.
- Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea: Agintariak eta Langileak - Kargu-uzteak, Izendapenak eta Bestelako Egoerak . Nafarroako Aldizkari Ofiziala . 23 July 2015 . 2015 . 142 . 8318–8319 . 4 August 2018 . . Pamplona, Spain . Basque.
- News: Toma posesión el Gobierno de Navarra presidido por Uxue Barkos . 4 August 2018 . . 23 July 2015 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
- Web site: Ainhoa Aznárez asiste a la toma de posesión de los nueve consejeros del Gobierno de Navarra . . 4 August 2018 . Pamplona, Spain . Spanish . 23 July 2015.
- Serie G: Informes, Convocatorias e Información Parlamentaria - Renuncia de D. Manu Ayerdi Olaizola a su condición de ParlamentarioForal . Boletín del Parlamento de Navarra . 4 August 2015 . IX . 5 . 10 . 15 June 2019 . . Pamplona, Spain . Spanish.
- News: Ayerdi sigue en el Gobierno después de que Chivite y el PSN pidieran su dimisión por el escándalo Davalor . 11 August 2019 . Navarra.com . 7 August 2019 . Pamplona, Spain . Spanish.
- Hauteskunde Prozedura: Nafarroako Hauteskunde Batzordea - Aldarrikatutako hautagai-zerrendak . . 30 April 2019 . 2019 . 83 . 5326–5330 . 18 June 2019 . . Pamplona, Spain . Basque.
- Hauteskunde Prozedura: Lehendakaritzako, Funtzio Publikoko, Barneko eta Justiziako Departamentua - Nafarroako Parlamenturako Hauteskundeak 2019 . . 3 June 2019 . 2019 . 106 . 6886 . 11 August 2019 . . Pamplona, Spain . Basque.
- Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea: Agintariak eta Langileak - Kargu-uzteak, Izendapenak eta Bestelako Egoerak . . 7 August 2019 . 2019 . 153 . 9852–9854 . 10 August 2019 . . Pamplona, Spain . Basque.
- News: Txibiteren 13 kontseilariek kargua hartu dute, eta osatu da Nafarroako Gobernu berria . 10 August 2019 . . 7 August 2019 . Andoain, Spain . Basque.
- News: Chivitek 'pazientzia' eskatu die 13 kontseilariei, 'une gogorrak' izango direlako . 10 August 2019 . . 7 August 2019 . Bilbao, Spain . Basque.