Juan María Atutxa

Juan María Atutxa
4th President of the Basque Parliament
In office
November 25, 1998  May 16, 2005
Preceded byJoseba Leizaola
Succeeded byIzaskun Bilbao Barandica
Interior Minister of Basque Country
In office
March 31, 1980  September 1, 1998
PresidentJosé Antonio Ardanza
Preceded byJuan Lasa Jauregi
Succeeded byJosé Manuel Martiarena Lizarazu
Member of the Basque Parliament
In office
November 25, 1998  October 4, 2005
Personal details
Born
Juan María Atutxa Mendiola

(1941-05-18) May 18, 1941
Areatza, Biscay, Spain
Political partyPNV-EAJ

Juan María Atutxa Mendiola (born May 18, 1941, in Areatza) is a politician from the Basque Country (an autonomous community in Spain) with a nationalist ideology. A member of the Basque Nationalist Party, he was Head of the Department of Interior (1991–98) and President of the Basque Parliament (1998–2005). He heads the Sabino Arana foundation.