Mayor of Bilbao

Mayor of Bilbao

Flag of Bilbao
Incumbent
Ibon Areso

since March 21, 2014
Term length Four years, renewable
Inaugural holder Ambrosio Orbegozo
Formation 1836
1979 (modern)
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   Party
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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