Jesús María Eguiguren Imaz (born 2 June 1954, Aizarnazabal,

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) is a Spanish academic, jurist, politician, and member of the

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(PSE-EE). Eguiguren served as a member of the Basque Parliament from 1983 to 2012, including a tenure as the second President of the Basque Parliament from 8 January 1987 until 18 December 1990. He later became the President of the PSE-EE-PSOE political party from 2002 to 2014.

Life

He studied Law at the

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. In the 2000s, Eguiguren represented the government during peace talks with

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. Eguiguren was born in Aizarnazabal,

, in 1954. He is married to Rafaela Romero, a lawyer and member of the

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