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Jesús Eguiguren

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Jesús Eguiguren
2nd President of the Basque Parliament
In office
January 8, 1987 – December 18, 1990
Preceded byJuan José Pujana
Succeeded byJoseba Leizaola
Member of the Basque Parliament
In office
January 23, 1983 – November 19, 2012
Personal details
Born
Jesús María Eguiguren Imaz

(1954-06-02) June 2, 1954 (age 70)
Aizarnazabal, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Political partyPSE-EE
SpouseRafaela Romero

Jesús María Eguiguren Imaz (born June 2, 1954, Aizarnazabal, Gipuzkoa) is a Spanish academic, jurist, politician, and member of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE-EE). Eguiguren served as a member of the Basque Parliament from 1983 to 2012, including a tenure as the second President of the Basque Parliament from January 8, 1987, until December 18, 1990. He later became the President of the PSE-EE-PSOE political party from 2002 to 2014.

Life

He studied Law at the University of the Basque Country. In the 2000s, Eguiguren represented the government during peace talks with ETA.[1]

Eguiguren was born in Aizarnazabal, Gipuzkoa, in 1954.[1] He is married to Rafaela Romero, a lawyer and member of the Basque Parliament.

References

  1. ^ a b Aizpeolea, Luis R. (October 20, 2015). "Jesús Eguiguren, expresidente del PSE y negociador con ETA: El País Vasco es hoy el territorio más pacífico de España". El País. Retrieved March 15, 2017.