Mayor of Bilbao
Mayor of Bilbao | |
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Flag of Bilbao | |
Term length | Four years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Ambrosio Orbegozo |
Formation |
1836 1979 (modern) |
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Coat of arms of Bilbao.
The mayor of Bilbao (Basque: Bilboko alkatea, Spanish: Alcalde de Bilbao) is the head of the municipal government of Bilbao, Spain. He presides over the Bilbao City Council.
The current mayor of Bilbao is Ibon Areso, who became mayor immediately after the death of Iñaki Azkuna.
Mayors of Bilbao since 1979
This is a list of the mayors of Bilbao since the restoration of democracy in Spain.
Since the Spanish transition to democracy, seven individuals have served as mayors of Bilbao. The longest term was that of Iñaki Azkuna, who served for almost 15 years as mayor until his death. All modern mayors of Bilbao have been members of the Basque Nationalist Party.
# | Mayor | Term start | Term end | ||
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1 | Castañares, JonJon Castañares | April 19, 1979 | May 22, 1983 | Basque Nationalist Party | |
2 | Robles, José LuisJosé Luis Robles | May 22, 1983 | July 19, 1987 | Basque Nationalist Party | |
3 | Gorordo, José MariaJosé Maria Gorordo | July 20, 1987 | December 17, 1990 | Basque Nationalist Party | |
4 | Duñabeitia, Jesús MaríaJesús María Duñabeitia | December 17, 1990 | June 14, 1991 | Basque Nationalist Party | |
5 | Ortuondo, JosuJosu Ortuondo | June 17, 1991 | July 2, 1999 | Basque Nationalist Party | |
6 | Azkuna, IñakiIñaki Azkuna | July 3, 1999 | March 20, 2014 | Basque Nationalist Party | |
7 | Areso, IbonIbon Areso | March 21, 2014 | June 13, 2015 | Basque Nationalist Party | |
8 | Aburto, Juan MaríaJuan María Aburto | June 13, 2015 | Incumbent | Basque Nationalist Party |
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