Félix Ormazabal
Félix Ormazabal | |
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Deputy General of Álava | |
In office 13 July 1995 – 26 July 1999 | |
Preceded by | Alberto Ansola |
Succeeded by | Ramón Rabanera |
Head of the Department of Agriculture and Fishing | |
In office 1 April 1984 – 1 March 1988 | |
Lehendakari | Carlos Garaikoetxea (1979–Jan 1985) José Antonio Ardanza (Jan 1985–1988) |
Preceded by | Himself (Agriculture) Javier Lasagabaster (Territorial Planning and Sea Issues) |
Succeeded by | José Manuel Goikoetxea |
Head of the Department of Agriculture | |
In office 9 June 1979 – 31 March 1984 | |
Lehendakari | Carlos Garaikoetxea |
Preceded by | Pedro Morales |
Succeeded by | Himself (Agriculture and Fishing) |
Member of the General Assembly of Álava[1] | |
In office 6 July 1999 – 9 November 2000 | |
Constituency | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
In office 22 June 1995 – 6 July 1999 | |
Constituency | Tierras Esparsas |
Member of the Basque Parliament[2] | |
In office 22 March 1984 – 7 September 1995 | |
Constituency | Álava |
In office 31 March 1980 – 19 September 1980 | |
Constituency | Álava |
Personal details | |
Born | Félix Ormazabal Ascasibar 5 May 1940 Araya, Spain |
Died | 15 January 2022 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | (aged 81)
Political party | EAJ/PNV |
Félix Ormazabal Askasibar (5 May 1940 – 15 January 2022) was a Spanish politician. A member of the Basque Nationalist Party, he served as Deputy General of Álava from 1995 to 1999. He was also a member of the Basque Parliament in 1980 and again from 1984 to 1995.[2] He died in Vitoria-Gasteiz on 15 January 2022, at the age of 81.[3]
Biography
[edit]Félix Ormazabal was born in Araia, Álava in 1940, he studied law and theology. As a priest in Zaramaga , he supported the workers who took part in the 1972 strike at the Michelin factory in Vitoria. As a result of his involvement, he was detained for a month and three days.[4] He entered politics after meeting José Ángel Cuerda, who served as his lawyer during his detention.[5]
He was first elected to public office in 1979, when he became a member of the Asparrena municipal council.[6] In 1979 he became the head of the Department of Agriculture in the Basque General Council . He continued in that office until 1988, under Carlos Garaikoetxea and José Antonio Ardanza.[5] He was also a member of the first government of the Foral Deputation of Álava after its restoration, serving with Deputy General Emilio Guevara.[6] He was elected to the Basque Parliament five consecutive times, starting in 1980.[3]
In 1995 he was elected to the General Assembly of Álava and subsequently became Deputy General. He headed a majority coalition government with Eusko Alkartasuna and the Socialist Party until 1997,[5] when the Socialist Party left the coalition as a consequence of José Ángel Cuerda dismissing members of the party from the ruling coalition at the Vitoria-Gasteiz city council.[7] He was the leading candidate of the Basque Nationalist Party in the 1999 election,[8] in which it finished second behind the People's Party. In the second round of the investiture vote the Socialist Party supported Ramón Rabanera , the People's Party candidate, thus putting an end to Ormazabal's tenure as Deputy General.[9]
He retired from politics in 2005.[10] He died in January 2022 after a sudden heart attack at his home in Araia.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "ORMAZABAL ASKASIBAR, FÉLIX". www.jjggalava.eus (in Spanish). Juntas Generales de Álava. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Ormazabal Ascasibar, Félix". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b del Campo, José Luis (15 January 2022). "Muere el exdiputado general Félix Ormazabal". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Vizcaíno, J. (17 October 2010). "La huelga que despertó las conciencias". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Carazo, Ander (2 February 2022). "Félix Ormazabal, exdiputado general de Álava y referente del PNV tras la escisión". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b Caballero Basáñez, Carlos. "Ormazabal Ascasibar, Félix". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Gorospe, Pedro (5 September 1997). "El PNV cede y hace oficial la ruptura del alcalde de Vitoria con el PSE". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Ortiz de Arri, Eduardo (26 May 1999). "Entre patriarcas". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "EH matiza que "rechaza" pero no condena la violencia". El Mundo (in Spanish). Europa Press. 27 July 1999. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Fallece Félix Ormazabal, histórico jeltzale de Álava". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ del Campo, José Luis (15 January 2022). "Fallece de un ataque al corazón el exdiputado general Félix Ormazabal". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- 1940 births
- 2022 deaths
- Politicians from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- People from Álava
- Basque Nationalist Party politicians
- Deputies General of Álava
- Government ministers of the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Members of the 1st Basque Parliament
- Members of the 2nd Basque Parliament
- Members of the 3rd Basque Parliament
- Members of the 4th Basque Parliament
- Members of the 5th Basque Parliament
- Municipal councillors in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- 20th-century Spanish lawyers
- 20th-century Spanish Roman Catholic priests
- Basque Roman Catholic priests
- Prisoners and detainees of Spain
- Basque Anti-Francoists
- Agriculture ministers of the Basque Country (autonomous community)