President Juan Jose Ibarretxe Political party PNV Preceded by Juan Jose Ibarretxe Name Idoia Beldarrain | Succeeded by Post Abolished Role Spanish Politician Nationality Spanish Party Basque Nationalist Party | |
Born June 6, 1959 (age 65)
Usansolo, Biscay, Spain ( 1959-06-06 ) | ||
Idoia Zenarrutzabeitia Beldarrain (born June 6, 1959, Usansolo, Biscay) is a Spanish Basque politician. She is a leading member of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and the former Vice-President of Spain's Basque Country Autonomous Community from January 1999 to May 2009.
Beldarrain holds a bachelor's degree in Law, majoring in Economy and Law, from the University of Deusto where she is a lecturer in Political Sociology. She has been a member of the Basque Parliament for EAJ-PNV in the 3rd and 4th legislatures where she served as Secretary General for Co-ordination and Administrative Modernisation of the Basque Government, 1995–1998, and Deputy Premier and Minister for the Treasury and Public Administration from January 1999 to May 2009.
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