Carlos Garaikoetxea

Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza
Garaikoetxea in 2011
3rd Lehendakari of the Basque Country
In office
2 May 1979 – 26 January 1985
Vice PresidentMario Fernandez
(1979-1985)
Preceded byJesús María de Leizaola
Succeeded byJosé Antonio Ardanza
Personal details
Born (1938-06-02) 2 June 1938 (age 86)
Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
Political partyPNV (until 1985), EA (1985 - )
SpouseSagrario Mina

Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza (born 2 June 1938) is a former politician from the Spanish Basque Country. He became the second elected Lehendakari (President of the Basque Autonomous Community), after José Antonio Aguirre, and held that office from 1936 - 1960.