Idoia Mendia
Idoia Mendia | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Second Vice Lehendakari of the Basque Government | |
| In office 8 September 2020 – 22 June 2024 | |
| Lehendakari | Iñigo Urkullu |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mikel Torres |
| Member of the European Parliament for Spain | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Member of the Basque Parliament | |
| In office 17 April 2002 – 9 September 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Idoia Mendia Cueva 27 October 1965 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain |
| Political party | PSE-EE |
| Other political affiliations | PSOE |
| Spouse |
Alfonso Gil (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Deusto University of Amsterdam |
Idoia Mendia Cueva (Basque pronunciation: [iˈðoi.a menˈdi.a]; born 27 October 1965) is a Spanish politician and since 2014 general secretary of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left. Since 2020, she serves as the Second Vice President and the Regional Minister of Labour of Employment in the Basque Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. Previously, from 2009 to 2012, she was the Regional Minister of Interior, Justice and Public Administration, and spokesperson of the Basque Government led by Patxi López.