Iñaki Echaniz
{{Short description|French politician (born 1993)}}
{{infobox Politician
| name = Iñaki Echaniz
| office = Member of the National Assembly
for the Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 4th constituency
| term_start = 22 June 2022
| term_end = 9 June 2024
| predecessor = Jean Lassalle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|9|2|df=yes}}
| birth_name =
| birth_place = Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France
| nationality =
| party = Socialist Party
| alma_mater =
| image = 20240709-P1030821 Inaki Echaniz Wikipedia.jpg
| otherparty = NUPES
}}
Iñaki Echaniz (born 2 September 1993) is a French politician from the Socialist Party who has represented Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 4th constituency in the National Assembly since 2022.{{Cite web |title=M. Inaki Echaniz - Pyrénées-Atlantiques (4e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale |url=https://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA794854 |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=www2.assemblee-nationale.fr}}
Early life
Echaniz's background comes from his Basque grandparents, originally from Azpeitia and Beasain in Gipuzkoa (Southern Basque Country, Spain). They came to settle in Oloron-Sainte-Marie in 1968.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=Législatives : pour la première fois avec Iñaki Echaniz, la 4e des Pyrénées-Atlantiques a un député de gauche |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/pour-la-premiere-fois-la-4deg-des-pyrenees-atlantiques-a-un-depute-de-gauche-avec-inaki-echaniz-1655504069 |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3 |language=fr}}
The ñ in his forename has been forbidden by a decree issued in 2014, which affects some Basque as well as Breton forenames. So in French Parliament this letter has been wiped out.{{cite web | url=https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/deputes/PA794854 | title=M. Inaki Echaniz - Pyrénées-Atlantiques (4e circonscription) }}
Political career
In parliament, Echaniz is part of the Socialist group and serves on the Cultural and Education Affairs Committee.
In 2023, Echaniz publicly endorsed the re-election of the Socialist Party's chairman Olivier Faure.[https://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/tribune-congres-du-parti-socialiste-45-parlementaires-apportent-leur-soutien-a-olivier-faure-4159894 TRIBUNE. Congrès du Parti socialiste : 45 parlementaires apportent leur soutien à Olivier Faure] Le Journal du Dimanche, 10 January 2023.
See also
References
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Category:People from Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Category:French Basque politicians
Category:French people of Basque descent
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Category:Members of Parliament for Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Category:Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic