Oihane Agirregoitia | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MEP |
Birth Date: | 18 April 1980 |
Birth Place: | Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain |
Birthname: | Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez |
Party: | Basque Nationalist Party (2006–present) |
Alma Mater: | University of Deusto |
Children: | 2 |
Otherparty: | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (2023–present) |
Office2: | Member of the European Parliament for Spain |
Termstart2: | 16 July 2024 |
Office3: | Member of the Bilbao City Council |
Term Start3: | 22 May 2011 |
Term End3: | 28 May 2023 |
Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (pronounced as /eu/; born 18 April 1980)[1] is a Spanish politician from the Basque Country. As the group leader for the Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) she was elected a Member of the European Parliament in the 2024 European Parliament election in Spain. From 2011 to 2023, she was a city councillor in Bilbao, for the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).
Born in Bilbao, Agirregoitia completed an engineering degree at the University of Deusto. She speaks Spanish, Basque and English. As of 2024, she is married and has a son and a daughter.[2]
Agirregoitia joined the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) in 2006. In 2011 she was elected to the city council on the party's list, remaining there for 12 years. Her responsibilities on the council included consumption, equality, youth, sports and citizen participation.[2] Mayor Juan Mari Aburto awarded her the Medal of the City at the end of her service.[3]
Ahead of the 2024 European Parliament election in Spain, the PNV chose Agirregoitia as its lead candidate on the list of the Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS), a coalition with other peripheral nationalist parties.[2] The coalition retained its one seat in the European Parliament, with an overall drop in votes.[4]