Idoia Mendia

Idoia Mendia
Idoia Mendia
	Official portrait, 2021
Second Vice Lehendakari of the Basque Government
	In office; 8 September 2020 – 22 June 2024 Serving with Josu Erkoreka
Lehendakari	Iñigo Urkullu
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Mikel Torres
Member of the European Parliament; for Spain
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 July 2024
Member of the Basque Parliament
	In office; 17 April 2002 – 9 September 2020
Personal details
Born	Idoia Mendia Cueva; 27 October 1965; Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Political party	PSE-EE
Other political; affiliations	PSOE
Spouse	Alfonso Gil (m. 1996)
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Deusto; University of Amsterdam

Idoia Mendia Cueva (Basque pronunciation: [iˈðoi.a menˈdi.a]; born 27 October 1965) is a Spanish politician and since 2014 general secretary of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left.^[1] Since 2020, she serves as the Second Vice President and the Regional Minister of Labour of Employment in the Basque Government led by Iñigo Urkullu.^[2] Previously, from 2009 to 2012, she was the Regional Minister of Interior, Justice and Public Administration, and spokesperson of the Basque Government led by Patxi López.

References

^ "Biografía". Idoia Mendia (in European Spanish). 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
^ "DECRETO 21/2020, de 7 de septiembre, del Lehendakari, de nombramiento de la Vicepresidenta Segunda del Gobierno y Consejera de Trabajo y Empleo" (in Spanish). Basque Government. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[1] "Biografía". Idoia Mendia (in European Spanish). 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2016-11-01.

[2] "DECRETO 21/2020, de 7 de septiembre, del Lehendakari, de nombramiento de la Vicepresidenta Segunda del Gobierno y Consejera de Trabajo y Empleo" (in Spanish). Basque Government. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

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