Juan María Aburto Rike (born 28 March 1961) is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party. He was elected mayor of Bilbao in 2015.
Juan Mari Aburto | |
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| Mayor of Bilbao | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ibon Areso |
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| Born | Juan María Aburto Rike 28 March 1961 Bilbao, Spain |
| Political party | Basque Nationalist Party |
| Education | University of Deusto |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editBorn in Bilbao, Aburto graduated in law from the University of Deusto in 1984, and became a civil servant for the Provincial Deputation of Biscay in 1986.[1] In the early 1990s, he worked in the Basque Government under Interior Minister Juan María Atutxa.[2]
Returning to provincial politics, he was a deputy to provincial leader José Luis Bilbao from 2011 to 2012. In December that year he went back to the regional government, to be Minister of Employment and Social Policy.[2]
In October 2014, he was chosen as the PNV candidate for Bilbao's mayoral election in 2015.[3] He resigned from his ministry in February.[4] His party won 13 out of 29 seats and achieved a majority by forming a coalition with the Socialist Party (PSE-EE).[5]
Aburto won re-election in June 2019, forming the same coalition with 14 and 5 seats respectively and delegating four specific areas to the PSE.[6]
In April 2021, Aburto announced that he had cancer of the duodenum in the small intestine, having twice previously had the same diagnosis 13 and seven years earlier.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Juan Mari Aburto" (in Spanish). Alumni Time. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Juan María Aburto, buen conocedor de las políticas sociales" [Juan María Aburto, someone who knows social policy very well] (in Spanish). EiTB. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Aburto será el candidato del PNV a la Alcaldía de Bilbao en las elecciones de 2015" [Aburto will be the PNV candidate for Mayor of Bilbao in the 2015 elections]. El Correo (in Spanish). 1 October 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "El lehendakari agradece a Ángel Toña el compromiso adquirido y a Juan María Aburto su dedicación por la cohesión social y el empleo" [The Lehendakari thanks Ángel Toña for his new commitment and Juan María Aburto for his dedication to social cohesion and employment]. Irekia (in Spanish). 10 February 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Aburto (PNV), elegido alcalde de Bilbao con el apoyo del PSE" [Aburto (PNV), elected mayor of Bilbao with support from the PSE]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 13 June 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Aburto asume su segundo mandato en Bilbao con un acuerdo de gobierno cerrado con PSE, que gestionará cuatro áreas" [Aburto assumes his second mandate in Bilbao with a closed government agreement with the PSE, who will manage four areas] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "El alcalde de Bilbao anuncia que vuelve a tener cáncer" [Mayor of Bilbao announces that he has cancer again]. ABC (in Spanish). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.