First government of Iñigo Urkullu

The First Urkullu Government (the Basque Government of the 10th legislature) was the regional government of the Basque Country led by President (Lehendakari) Iñigo Urkullu between 14 December 2012 and 25 November 2016. It was formed in November 2016 after the regional election.

The Basque Parliament elected Iñigo Urkullu as President for the first time, with the support of the EAJ-PNV. The PNV formed a government that divided its functions into eight departments, each with one minister.

History

On December 29, 2014, the Basque Government and the Generalitat agreed to oppose the "decentralization" measures in Madrid, using different strategies but respecting each other.^[1]

On 31 December 2015, Iñigo Urkullu stated that there would be an opportunity to "grow and create jobs" and that the Basque Country had a "right moment" because the foundations were "stronger".^[2]

Government

Name	Portrait	Party		Office	Took office	Left office	Refs.
Iñigo Urkullu			Basque Nationalist Party	Lehendakaria (President)	2012 December 14	2016 November 25	[3][4]
Josu Erkoreka			Basque Nationalist Party	Justice and Public Administration	2012 December 17	2016 November 28	[5][6]
				Spokesman	2012 December 17	2016 November 28
Arantxa Tapia			Basque Nationalist Party	Basque Government Department of Economic Development and Competitiveness	2012 December 17	2016 November 28	[7][6]
Juan Mari Aburto			Basque Nationalist Party	Basque Government Department of Employment and Social Policies	2012 December 17	2015 February 9	[8][9]
Ángel Toña			Independent		2015 February 9	2016 November 28	[10][6]
Ricardo Gatzagaetxebarria			Basque Nationalist Party	Basque Government Treasury and Finance Department	2012 December 17	2016 November 28	[11][6]
Cristina Uriarte			Independent	Basque Government Department of Education, Language Policy and Culture	2012 December 17	2016 November 28	[12][6]
Estefania Beltran de Heredia			Basque Nationalist Party	Basque Government Security Department	2012 December 17	2016 November 28	[13][6]
Jon Darpon			Basque Nationalist Party	Basque Government Department of Health	2012 December 17	2016 November 28	[14][6]
Ana Oregi			Independent	Eusko Jaurlaritzako Ingurumen eta Lurralde Politika Saila	2012 December 17	2016 November 28	[15][6]