Unai Hualde
{{short description|Spanish politician}}
{{family name hatnote|Hualde|Iglesias|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Unai Hualde
| honorific-suffix =
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| image = Unai Hualde.jpg
| office = President of the Parliament of Navarre
| deputy =
| term_start = 19 June 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Ainhoa Aznarez (Podemos)
| successor =
| office2 = First Vice-President of the Parliament of Navarre
| deputy2 =
| term_start2 = 17 June 2015
| term_end2 = 18 June 2019
| predecessor2 = Samuel Caro (PSN)
| successor2 = Inmaculada Jurío (PSN)
| office3 = Member of the Parliament of Navarre
| term_start3 = 17 June 2015
| term_end3 =
| constituency3 =
| office4 = Mayor of Altsasu
| term_start4 = 2007
| term_end4 = 2011
| predecessor4 = Asun Fernández de Garaialde (Aralar)
| successor4 = Garazi Urrestarazu (Bildu)
| office5 = Member of the Altsasu City Council
| term_start5 = 2003
| term_end5 = 2016
| predecessor5 =
| successor5 =
| birth_name = Unai Hualde Iglesias
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1976|7|25}}
| birth_place = Altsasu, Navarre, Spain
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Basque National Party (1999–present)
Geroa Bai (2015–present)
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| children =
| occupation = Legal counselor
| alma_mater = University of Deusto
| employer =
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| website = [https://twitter.com/UnaiHualde Personal Twitter]
| otherparty = Nafarroa Bai (2004–2015)
}}
Unai Hualde Iglesias (born 25 July 1976) is a Navarrese politician from the Basque National Party and a leading member of the coalition Geroa Bai. He is the president of the Basque National Party in Navarre, as well as a Member of the Parliament of Navarre since 2015. He served as the First Vice-president of the Parliament of Navarre from 2015 to 2019, during its 9th term.{{cite web |last1=EFE |title=Unai Hualde, from politics in Alsasua to President of the Foral Parliament |url=https://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/politica-eD/noticias/9949964/06/19/Unai-Hualde-de-la-politica-en-Alsasua-a-presidente-del-Parlamento-foral.html |website=elEconomista |accessdate=20 June 2019 |language=Spanish |date=19 June 2019}} In 2019 he was elected as the President of the Parliament of Navarre for its 10th term.{{cite news |title=Unai Hualde (Geroa Bai), elected President of the Navarrese Parliament |url=https://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/politica-ed/noticias/9949194/06/19/unai-hualde-geroa-bai-elegido-presidente-del-parlamento-navarro.html |accessdate=20 June 2019 |agency=EFE |date=19 June 2019 |language=Spanish}} He was re-elected in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Unai Hualde, reelegido Presidente del Parlamento de Navarra con los votos de Geroa Bai, PSN, EH Bildu y Contigo-Zurekin {{!}} Parlamento de Navarra |url=https://parlamentodenavarra.es/es/noticias/unai-hualde-reelegido-presidente-del-parlamento-de-navarra-con-los-votos-de-geroa-bai-psn |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=parlamentodenavarra.es}}
Early life
His grandfather was imprisoned after the coup of 1936.{{Cite web|url=https://www.naiz.eus/eu/hemeroteca/gara/editions/2019-06-20/hemeroteca_articles/el-nombre-que-consiguio-los-30-votos|title=El nombre que consiguió los 30 votos|last=SA|first=Baigorri Argitaletxea|date=2019-06-19|website=GARA|language=es|access-date=2019-06-20}} He is the son of Jose Mari Hualde and the txistulari Margari Iglesias. He was born in Altsasu, and he has two younger sisters. He holds a degree in law from the University of Deusto, as well as a master's degree in Staff Management. Before entering politics he worked in the private sector as legal counselor in the area of Public and Administrative Law. Since 2007 he is on unpaid leave.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodenavarra.es/noticias/navarra/2019/06/20/unai-hualde-forja-alsasua-selecciondn-655312-300.html|title=Unai Hualde, la forja de Alsasua {{!}} SeleccionDN+|last=Gutiérrez|first=Natxo|date=2019-06-20|website=diariodenavarra.es|language=es|access-date=2019-06-20}} He became a member of the Basque National Party in 1999.{{cite web |last1=EAJ-PNV |title=Unai Hualde |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/eaj-pnv/35929207231/ |accessdate=20 June 2019 |language=Spanish, Basque |date=18 July 2017}}
Political career
= Altsasu town council =
He was elected as a town councilor for Altsasu in 2003, as a member of the Altsasu Group (Agrupación Altsasuarra / Altsasuko Taldea), an independent group linked to the Basque National Party. The group became second, winning three councilors, as many as the Socialist Party of Navarre, who became first.{{Cite web|url=http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html?vuelta=1&codTipoEleccion=4&codPeriodo=200305&codEstado=99&codComunidad=13&codProvincia=31&codMunicipio=10&codDistrito=0&codSeccion=0&codMesa=0|title=Consulta de resultados electorales. Ministerio del Interior|website=www.infoelectoral.mir.es|access-date=2019-06-20}} They formed an alliance with Aralar, and Hualde served as deputy mayor from 2003 to 2007.{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2003/06/15/espana/1055628004_850215.html|title=Candidatos socialistas asumen alcaldías en Navarra con apoyo de nacionalistas vascos|date=2003-06-15|work=El País|access-date=2019-06-20|language=es|issn=1134-6582}}
In 2007 he was the leading candidate of the coalition Nafarroa Bai. The alliance won the election with four councilors, and Hualde was the mayor of Altsasu from 2007 to 2011. He sought re-election in 2011, but Nafarroa Bai was beaten by Bildu. Although both parties obtained four councilors, Bildu received more votes.{{cite web |title=2011 Election results in Alsasua |url=https://resultados.elpais.com/elecciones/2011/municipales/13/31/10.html |website=EL PAÍS |accessdate=21 June 2019 |language=Spanish}} Garazi Urrestarazu succeeded Hualde as the mayor, and from 2011 to 2015 he was a member of the local government.{{cite news |last1=Gutiérrez |first1=Natxo |title=El ex alcalde presidirá el área de Bienestar Social en Alsasua |url=https://www.diariodenavarra.es/noticias/navarra/zona_norte_occidental/el_alcalde_presidira_area_bienestar_social_alsasua.html |accessdate=20 June 2019 |publisher=Diario de Navarra |date=30 July 2011 |language=Spanish}}
In 2015 Geroa Bai, de facto successor of Nafarroa Bai, was again the most voted party and Javier Ollo became the mayor. Hualde continued as town councilor until 2016, when he resigned in order to focus on his work as Member of the Parliament of Navarre.{{cite news |last1=Geroa Bai |title=Unai Hualde will stand down as town councilor of Altsasu |url=https://euskalerriairratia.eus/komunitatea/Geroa/1455804030067-unai-hualdek-altsasuko-zinegotzi-karguari-uko-egingo-dio |accessdate=20 June 2019 |publisher=Euskalerria Irratia |date=18 February 2016 |language=Basque}} In 2019 Geroa Bai won an overall majority in the town council. Hualde went on a symbolic place from the coalition's list.{{Cite web|url=https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/2019/03/30/vecinos/sakana-leizaldea/geroa-bai-aspira-a-revalidar-la-alcaldia-en-altsasu|title=Geroa Bai aspira a revalidar la alcaldía en Altsasu . Noticias de Navarra|website=Noticias de Navarra|language=es|access-date=2019-06-20}}
= Parliament of Navarre =
He stood on fourth place of the Geroa Bai list for the 2015 Navarrese regional election.{{cite web |last1=Junta Electoral Provincial de Navarra |title=Candidaturas proclamadas |url=http://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/NAVARRA_2015_Candidaturas.pdf |website=Boletín Oficial de Navarra |accessdate=20 June 2019 |language=Spanish |date=28 April 2015}} The alliance became the second party in the parliament, obtaining nine seats. On 17 June 2015 he was elected First Vice-president of the Parliament by 26 votes from Geroa Bai, EH Bildu, Podemos and Izquierda-Ezkerra.{{cite web |last1=Members of Parliament |title=Unai Hualde |url=https://www.parlamentodenavarra.es/es/persona/hualde-iglesias-unai |website=Parliament of Navarre |accessdate=20 June 2019 |language=Spanish}}
In the 2019 Navarrese regional election Hualde stood on second place for Geroa Bai.{{cite news |last1=Europa Press |title=Unai Hualde, Koldo Martínez, María Solana y Manu Ayerdi, en los primeros puestos de Geroa Bai al Parlamento foral|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3622201/0/unai-hualde-koldo-martinez-maria-solana-manu-ayerdi-primeros-puestos-geroa-bai-al-parlamento-foral/ |accessdate=20 June 2019 |agency=20minutos |date=23 April 2019 |language=Spanish}} On 19 June 2019 and after two rounds of voting he was elected President of the Parliament of Navarre with the support of Geroa Bai, the Socialist Party of Navarre, EH Bildu, Podemos-Ahal Dugu and Izquierda-Ezkerra.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20190619/462989595734/acuerdo-navarra-psn-geroa-bai-unai-hualde-parlamento.html|title=el PSN vota a Geroa Bai y Unai Hualde presidirá el Parlamento|date=2019-06-19|website=La Vanguardia|access-date=2019-06-20}}
In the 2023 Navarrese regional election Hualde was once again on second place of Geroa Bai's list.{{Cite web |last=Irisarri |first=A. |date=2023-04-01 |title=Lista de Geroa Bai al Parlamento: un equipo "para tomar las decisiones en Navarra y para Navarra" |url=https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/politica/2023/04/01/lista-geroa-bai-elecciones-parlamento-6638171.html |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Diario de Noticias de Navarra |language=es}} On 16 June 2023 he was re-elected as President of the Parliament of Navarre in the first round of voting, supported by Geroa Bai, PSN, EH Bildu and Contigo-Zurekin.{{Cite web |last=Fernández |first=Ibai |date=2023-06-16 |title=Unai Hualde de Geroa Bai, reelegido presidente del Parlamento de Nafarroa |url=https://www.deia.eus/politica/2023/06/16/unai-hualde-geroa-bai-reelegido-6936587.html |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Deia |language=es}} He is the first person to serve in the post for more than one term.
= Within the Basque National Party =
He became a member of the Basque National Party during the summer of 1999, and in 2004 he was elected as member of the Navarrese Executive Branch of the party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eaj-pnv.eus/|title=Gure Burukideak: Unai Hualde Iglesias|last=Batzarra|first=Euzkadi Buru|website=www.eaj-pnv.eus|language=eu|access-date=2019-06-20}} From July 2015 to January 2016 he served as acting leader of the party in Navarre, after Manu Ayerdi had stood down in order to serve as the Economic Vice-president of the Government of Navarre. In January 2016 he was named the leader of the Basque National Party in Navarre, as more than 90% of members supported him.{{cite web |last1=Basque National Party |title=Unai Hualde is unanimously elected president of the Basque National Party in Navarre |url=https://www.eaj-pnv.eus/berriak/unai-hualde-aukeratu-dute-aho_42707.html |website=EAJ-PNV |accessdate=20 June 2019 |language=Basque |date=23 January 2016}}
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Category:Basque Nationalist Party politicians
Category:Geroa Bai politicians
Category:Members of the 9th Parliament of Navarre
Category:Members of the 10th Parliament of Navarre
Category:Politicians from Navarre