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Xabier Arzalluz | |
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25th [[President of the Basque Nationalist Party]] | |
In office 18 January 1987 – 18 January 2004 | |
Preceded by | Jesús Insausti |
Succeeded by | Josu Jon Imaz |
22nd [[President of the Basque Nationalist Party]] | |
Preceded by | Carlos Garaikoetxea |
Succeeded by | Román Sudupe |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 15 June 1977 – 1 February 1980 | |
Constituency | Gipuzkoa |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 August 1932 Azkoitia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country |
Died | 28 February 2019 Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country |
Political party | Basque Nationalist Party |
Alma mater | Zaragoza University |
Xabier Arzalluz Antia (24 August 1932[1] – 28 February 2019) was a Basque politician, leader of the Basque Nationalist Party from 1979 until 2004. He was a nationalist and a Christian Democrat, considered during the period one of the most powerful politicians in the Basque Autonomous Community, making strategic decisions for the party he led from 1986 onwards.