Markel Olano Arrese (

Beasain Beasain is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. It has an important industry of railway vehicles and related equipment ( CAF) that ...

, June 2, 1965) is a Spanish

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, member of the

Basque Nationalist Party The Basque Nationalist Party (, EAJ ; es, Partido Nacionalista Vasco, PNV; french: Parti Nationaliste Basque, PNB; EAJ-PNV), officially Basque National Party in English,) was rejected by party members in November 2011. Nonetheless, the party did ...

and President of the

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since June 6, 2007.

Beginnings in politics

Olano began in politics at the age of fifteen in 1980 when he became a member of the youth organization,

Euzko Gaztedi Euzko Gaztedi Indarra-EGI (Basque for "Basque Youth Force") is the youth wing of the Basque main nationalist political party, the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV). Their presence is in the Basque Country, in the Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre ...

of the PNV (

). His first years were spent in the internal structures of the EGI of Beasain and Goierri. While an active member in the EGI, he studied at the

University of the Basque Country The University of the Basque Country ( eu, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, ''EHU''; es, Universidad del País Vasco, ''UPV''; UPV/EHU) is a Spanish public university of the Basque Autonomous Community. Heir of the University of Bilbao, initially ...

, graduating in

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. He completed his higher education in doctorate studies in the same subject. Currently, he is writing his doctorate thesis.

Political work in the PNV

During his militancy in the PNV, he held posts of varying responsibility. From 1996 to 2000, he was a member of the Gipuzko Buru Batzar (PNV provincial party executive for Gipuzkoa), with responsibility for the area of Euskara, Education and Culture. During this time he was also the representative of the PNV on the Standing Committee on the

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. In 2000 he was appointed member of the Euzkadi Buru Batzar of the PNV which was at that time chaired by

Xabier Arzalluz Xabier Arzalluz Antia (24 August 1932 – 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 powe ...

. He was entrusted with the area of Youth, Euskara, Culture and Sport. He was also given the added responsibility of the newly formed area of

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Provincial President

18th Legislature (2007-)

Following the local elections of 2007, on June 6, 2007, his candidature received the greatest number of votes in the Juntas Generales (General Assembly) of Gipuzkoa and, as a result, on 12 of July the

was completed with the appointment of Markel Olano as its President. The Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa Management Plan 2007-2011Plan de Gestión 2007-2011 de la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa
/ref> sets out the general guidelines of the actions to be taken by Markel Olano for the 2007-2011 legislature.

References

External links

Blog de Markel Olano
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olano, Markel Basque Nationalist Party politicians 1965 births Living people University of the Basque Country alumni