Manu Ayerdi
{{short description|Basque politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{family name hatnote|Ayerdi|Olaizola|lang=Basque}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Manu Ayerdi
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| caption = Aierdi in April 2016
| office1 = Minister of Economic Development and Business of Navarre{{Efn|Minister for Economic Development from July 2015 to August 2019. Minister of Economic Development and Business since August 2019.}}
| term_start1 = 23 July 2015
| term_end1 = 4 February 2021
| president1 = Uxue Barkos
María Chivite
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 = Mikel Irujo
| office2 = First Vice President of Navarre
| term_start2 = 23 July 2015
| term_end2 = 6 August 2019
| president2 = Uxue Barkos
| predecessor2 = Lourdes Goicoechea
| successor2 = Javier Remírez
| office3 = Member of the Parliament of Navarre
| term_start3 = 15 June 2011
| term_end3 = 27 July 2015
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 = Consuelo Satrustegi
| term_start4 = 19 June 2019
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| birth_name = Manuel Ayerdi Olaizola
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|01|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
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| party = Basque Nationalist Party
| otherparty = Geroa Bai
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| alma_mater = University of Deusto
| occupation = Economist, Politician
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Manuel Ayerdi Olaizola (born 13 January 1967) is a Basque economist, politician, Minister of Economic Development and Business of Navarre and a member of the Parliament of Navarre. He was previously First Vice President of Navarre.
Early life
Aierdi was born on 13 January 1967 in San Sebastián (Donostia), Basque Country, Spain.{{cite web |title=Ayerdi Olaizola, Manuel |url=https://www.parlamentodenavarra.es/eu/persona/ayerdi-olaizola-manuel |publisher=Parliament of Navarre |accessdate=11 August 2019 |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Basque}} In 1989, he received a degree in economics and business administration from the San Sebastián campus of the University of Deusto.{{cite web |title=Biografía: Vicepresidente de Desarrollo Económico - Manu Ayerdi Olaizola |url=https://www.navarra.es/NR/rdonlyres/3BEF203C-A644-461E-83D0-1295A0163789/321528/BiografíaManuAyerdiOlaizola.pdf |publisher=Government of Navarre |accessdate=11 August 2019 |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Spanish}}{{cite news |title=Javier Remírez (PSN) y José María Aierdi (Geroa Bai) serán los vicepresidentes del Gobierno de Navarra |url=https://www.europapress.es/navarra/noticia-javier-remirez-jose-maria-aierdi-seran-vicepresidentes-gobierno-navarra-20190802203142.html |accessdate=11 August 2019 |work=Europa Press |date=2 August 2019 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish}} He has a post-graduate degree (1996) in financial management in SMEs.{{cite web |title=Garapen Ekonomiko eta Enpresarialeko kontseilaria - Manu Ayerdi Olaizola |url=https://www.navarra.es/eu/goi-kargudunak/garapen-ekonomiko-eta-enpresarialeko-kontseilaria |publisher=Government of Navarre |accessdate=11 August 2019 |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Basque}}
Career
Aierdi joined the marketing department of information and communications technology company Ibermática in 1989.{{cite news |title=Este es el nuevo gobierno de María Chivite: los trece consejeros que acompañarán a la socialista esta legislatura |url=https://navarra.elespanol.com/articulo/politica/chivite-gobierno-nuevos-consejeros-gobierno-navarra/20190802202954281779.html |accessdate=11 August 2019 |work=Navarra.com |date=2 August 2019 |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Spanish}} He was economic and financial director of Alcer, a construction company, from 1991 to 2001,as well as director of quality systems, prevention and environment at Alcer. Between 2001 and 2012, he was director of economic-financial and corporate services at Arian{{cite news |last1=Ondarra |first1=Marcos |title=Un "anticarcelario", la exbatasuna y un 'moroso': las 'perlas' que aportan los socios de Chivite |url=https://www.elespanol.com/espana/politica/20190807/anticarcelario-exbatasuna-moroso-perlas-aportan-socios-chivite/419459034_0.html |accessdate=11 August 2019 |work=El Español |date=7 August 2019 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish}} and the company's legal representative in China between 2004 and 2011.
In the 1990s, Aierdi taught human resources management models at the University of Deusto's Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences.{{cite news |title=Manu Ayerdi, vicepresidente económico |url=https://www.diariodenavarra.es/noticias/navarra/mas_navarra/2015/07/16/manu_ayerdi_vicepresidente_economico_239289_2061.html |accessdate=11 August 2019 |work=Diario de Navarra |date=16 July 2015 |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Spanish}}
Aierdi has been affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ) since 2003 and was an executive member of its Navarrese branch, the Napar Buru Batzarra (NBB), from 2008 to 2012. He was president of NBB from 2012 to 2015.{{cite news |title=Gobernu parekidea izango da |url=https://www.berria.eus/paperekoa/2101/006/001/2019-08-03/gobernu-parekidea-izango-da.htm |accessdate=11 August 2019 |work=Berria |date=3 August 2019 |location=Andoain, Spain |language=Basque}}{{cite news |title=Osatu da Nafarroako Gobernua |url=https://euskalerriairratia.eus/nafarroa/1565178670803-osatu-da-nafarroako-gobernua |accessdate=11 August 2019 |work=euskalerriairratia.eus |date=7 August 2019 |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Basque}}
Aierdi contested the 2011 regional election in Navarre as an Nafarroa Bai electoral alliance candidate and was elected to the Parliament of Navarre.{{cite magazine |title=Hauteskunde Prozedura: Nafarroako Hauteskunde Batzordea - Aldarrikatutako hautagai-zerrendak |journal=Nafarroako Aldizkari Ofiziala |date=26 April 2011 |volume=2011 |issue=78 |pages=6591–6595 |url=https://www.navarra.es/home_eu/Actualidad/BON/Boletines/2011/78/boletin.pdf |accessdate=11 August 2019 |publisher=Government of Navarre |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Basque}}{{cite magazine |title=Hauteskunde Prozedura: Lehendakaritza, Justizia eta Barne Departamentua - Nafarroako Parlamenturako Hauteskundeak 2011 |journal=Nafarroako Aldizkari Ofiziala |date=26 July 2011 |volume=2015 |issue=147 |pages=11310–11311 |url=https://www.navarra.es/home_eu/Actualidad/BON/Boletines/2011/147/boletin.pdf |accessdate=11 August 2019 |publisher=Government of Navarre |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Basque}} He was re-elected at the 2015 regional election as a Geroa Bai candidate.{{cite magazine |title=Hauteskunde Prozedura: Nafarroako Hauteskunde Batzordea - Aldarrikatutako hautagai-zerrendak |journal=Nafarroako Aldizkari Ofiziala |date=28 April 2015 |volume=2015 |issue=81 |pages=5248–5252 |url=http://www.navarra.es/home_eu/Actualidad/BON/Boletines/2015/81/boletin.pdf |accessdate=16 June 2019 |publisher=Government of Navarre |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Basque}}{{cite magazine |title=Hauteskunde Prozedura: Lehendakaritza, Justizia eta Barne Departamentua - Nafarroako Parlamenturako Hauteskundeak 2015 |journal=Nafarroako Aldizkari Ofiziala |date=17 June 2015 |volume=2015 |issue=116 |page=7380 |url=http://www.navarra.es/home_eu/Actualidad/BON/Boletines/2015/116/boletin.pdf |accessdate=16 June 2019 |publisher=Government of Navarre |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Basque}}
In July 2015, he was appointed First Vice President of Navarre and Minister of Economic Development by President Uxue Barkos.{{cite magazine |title=Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea: Agintariak eta Langileak - Kargu-uzteak, Izendapenak eta Bestelako Egoerak |journal=Nafarroako Aldizkari Ofiziala |date=23 July 2015 |volume=2015 |issue=142 |pages=8318–8319 |url=http://www.navarra.es/home_eu/Actualidad/BON/Boletines/2015/142/ |accessdate=4 August 2018 |publisher=Government of Navarre |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Basque}}{{cite news |title=Toma posesión el Gobierno de Navarra presidido por Uxue Barkos |url=https://www.efe.com/efe/espana/politica/toma-posesion-el-gobierno-de-navarra-presidido-por-uxue-barkos/10002-2671415 |accessdate=4 August 2018 |work=EFE |date=23 July 2015 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish}}{{cite web |title=Ainhoa Aznárez asiste a la toma de posesión de los nueve consejeros del Gobierno de Navarra |url=http://www.parlamentodenavarra.es/eu/node/116700 |publisher=Parliament of Navarre |accessdate=4 August 2018 |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Spanish |date=23 July 2015}} He resigned from parliament on 27 July 2015.{{cite magazine |title=Serie G: Informes, Convocatorias e Información Parlamentaria - Renuncia de D. Manu Ayerdi Olaizola a su condición de ParlamentarioForal |journal=Boletín del Parlamento de Navarra |date=4 August 2015 |volume=IX |issue=5 |page=10 |url=https://www.parlamentodenavarra.es/sites/default/files/boletines/B2015905.pdf |accessdate=15 June 2019 |publisher=Parliament of Navarre |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Spanish}} In his ministerial role, Aierdi has been president of various state-owned companies including Sodena, Cener and Naitec. He came under criticism after Sodena loaned €3 million to Davalor Salud, a company that was in financial difficulties and subsequently went into administration.{{cite news |title=Ayerdi sigue en el Gobierno después de que Chivite y el PSN pidieran su dimisión por el escándalo Davalor |url=https://navarra.elespanol.com/articulo/politica/manu-ayerdi-davalor-dimision-psn-consejero-maria-chivite/20190807125751282653.html |accessdate=11 August 2019 |work=Navarra.com |date=7 August 2019 |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Spanish}}
Aierdi was re-elected at the 2019 regional election.{{cite magazine |title=Hauteskunde Prozedura: Nafarroako Hauteskunde Batzordea - Aldarrikatutako hautagai-zerrendak |journal=Nafarroako Aldizkari Ofiziala |date=30 April 2019 |volume=2019 |issue=83 |pages=5326–5330 |url=https://www.navarra.es/home_eu/Actualidad/BON/Boletines/2019/83/boletin.pdf |accessdate=18 June 2019 |publisher=Government of Navarre |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Basque}}{{cite magazine |title=Hauteskunde Prozedura: Lehendakaritzako, Funtzio Publikoko, Barneko eta Justiziako Departamentua - Nafarroako Parlamenturako Hauteskundeak 2019 |journal=Nafarroako Aldizkari Ofiziala |date=3 June 2019 |volume=2019 |issue=106 |page=6886 |url=https://www.navarra.es/home_eu/Actualidad/BON/Boletines/2019/106/boletin.pdf |accessdate=11 August 2019 |publisher=Government of Navarre |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Basque}} In August 2019, he was appointed Minister of Economic Development and Business by President María Chivite.{{cite magazine |title=Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea: Agintariak eta Langileak - Kargu-uzteak, Izendapenak eta Bestelako Egoerak |journal=Nafarroako Aldizkari Ofiziala |date=7 August 2019 |volume=2019 |issue=153 |pages=9852–9854 |url=https://www.navarra.es/home_eu/Actualidad/BON/Boletines/2019/153/boletin.pdf |accessdate=10 August 2019 |publisher=Government of Navarre |location=Pamplona, Spain |language=Basque}}{{cite news |title=Txibiteren 13 kontseilariek kargua hartu dute, eta osatu da Nafarroako Gobernu berria |url=https://www.berria.eus/albisteak/169750/txibiteren-13-kontseilariek-kargua-hartu-dute-eta-osatu-da-nafarroako-gobernu-berria.htm |accessdate=10 August 2019 |work=Berria |date=7 August 2019 |location=Andoain, Spain |language=Basque}}{{cite news |title=Chivitek 'pazientzia' eskatu die 13 kontseilariei, 'une gogorrak' izango direlako |url=https://www.eitb.eus/eu/albisteak/politika/osoa/6592986/nafarroako-gobernuko-13-kontseilarien-karguhartzea-2019ko-abuztuaren-7a/ |accessdate=10 August 2019 |work=EITB |date=7 August 2019 |location=Bilbao, Spain |language=Basque}}
Electoral history
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|+ Electoral history of Manu Aierdi ! scope=col|Election ! scope=col|Constituency ! scope=col colspan="2"|Party ! scope=col colspan="2"|Alliance ! scope=col|No. ! scope=col|Result | |||||||
| 2011 regional | Navarre | style="background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}};"| | Basque Nationalist Party | style="background:{{party color|Nafarroa Bai}};"| | Nafarroa Bai | align=right|4 | Elected |
| 2015 regional | Navarre | style="background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}};"| | Basque Nationalist Party | style="background:{{party color|Geroa Bai}};"| | Geroa Bai | align=right|2 | Elected |
| 2019 regional | Navarre | style="background:{{party color|Basque Nationalist Party}};"| | Basque Nationalist Party | style="background:{{party color|Geroa Bai}};"| | Geroa Bai | align=right|5 | Elected |
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