Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (born 1980) is a Spanish politician from the Basque Country. As the group leader for the Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) she was elected a Member of the European Parliament in the 2024 European Parliament election in Spain. From 2011 to 2023, she was a city councillor in Bilbao, for the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).
Oihane Agirregoitia | |
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 Oihane Agirregoitia in 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Spain | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Member of the Bilbao City Council | |
| In office 22 May 2011 – 28 May 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez 1980 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain |
| Political party | Basque Nationalist Party (2006–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Coalition for a Solidary Europe (2023–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Deusto |
Biography
editBorn in Bilbao, Agirregoitia completed an engineering degree at the University of Deusto. She speaks Spanish, Basque and English. As of 2024, she is married and has a son and a daughter.[1]
Agirregoitia joined the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) in 2006. In 2011 she was elected to the city council on the party's list, remaining there for 12 years. Her responsibilities on the council included consumption, equality, youth, sports and citizen participation.[1] Mayor Juan Mari Aburto awarded her the Medal of the City at the end of her service.[2]
Ahead of the 2024 European Parliament election in Spain, the PNV chose Agirregoitia as its lead candidate on the list of the Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS), a coalition with other peripheral nationalist parties.[1] The coalition retained its one seat in the European Parliament, with an overall drop in votes.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rioja Andueza, Iker (27 January 2024). "Oihane Agirregoitia, candidata del PNV para salvar el escaño en Europa previsiblemente sin Junts" [Oihane Agirregoitia, PNV candidate to save the seat in Europe forseeably without Junts]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "El Ayuntamiento de Bilbao entrega la medalla de la villa a los concejales salientes" [Bilbao City Council awards the Medal of the City to the outgoing councillors] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Garmendia, Xabier (10 June 2024). "El escaño de Agirregoitia maquilla la caída de un PNV que agudiza su desgaste" [Agirregoitia's seat masks the fall of a PSV whose wear-and-tear is worsening]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.