Imanol Pradales

Imanol Pradales
Imanol Pradales
	Pradales in 2024
Lehendakari of the Basque Government
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 June 2024
Monarch	Felipe VI
Preceded by	Iñigo Urkullu
2019–2024
Biscay foral offices
2019–2024	Infrastructure and Territorial Development
2015–2019	Economic and Territorial Development
2011–2015	Economic Promotion
Member of the Basque Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 May 2024
Constituency	Biscay
Personal details
Born	Imanol Pradales Gil; 21 April 1975 (age 49); Santurtzi, Basque Country, Spain
Political party	Basque Nationalist Party (since 2005)
Spouse	Laura Sáez
Children	1
Alma mater	Asti Leku Ikastola; University of Deusto (Lic.); University of Deusto (PhD)
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Imanol Pradales Gil (born 21 April 1975) is a Basque politician and sociologist from Spain, member of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). After leading his party in the 2024 regional election, he became the next Lehendakari.^[1]

He served as Foral Deputy (regional minister) of Infrastructure and Territorial Development of the Foral Council of Bizkaia from 2023 to 2024, upon stepping down to contest the 2024 Basque regional election. He has held the position of Foral Deputy for Economic Promotion (2011-2015), for Economic and Territorial Development (2015-2019) and for Infrastructure and Territorial Development (2019-2023).^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Previously, he held the position of managing director of the public talent recruitment agency Bizkaia Talent, attached to the economic promotion department of the Foral Council of Bizkaia between 2007 and 2011.^{[citation needed]}

^ Goyoaga, Ander. "El PNV aguanta ante el empuje de EH Bildu e Imanol Pradales será lehendakari". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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[1] Goyoaga, Ander. "El PNV aguanta ante el empuje de EH Bildu e Imanol Pradales será lehendakari". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[2] "Sólo una cara nueva en el Gobierno de José Luis Bilbao | País Vasco | elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

[3] "UNAI REMENTERIAK AHALDUN NAGUSI KARGUAREN ZINA EGIN DU ETA BERE GOBERNUAREN OSAKETA IRAGARRI DU - Komunikazioa - Bizkaia.eus". www.bizkaia.eus. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

[4] "Gobernu paritarioa osatu du Rementeriak berriro Ahaldun Nagusi aukeratua izan ostean, EAJko 7 diputatu eta PSEko beste birekin - Komunikazioa - Bizkaia.eus". www.bizkaia.eus. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

[5] "LAS JUNTAS GENERALES DE BIZKAIA ELIGEN A ELIXABETE ETXANOBE LANDAJUELA PRIMERA DIPUTADA GENERAL DEL TERRITORIO - Bizkaiko Batzar Nagusiak". jjggbizkaia.eus. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

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