Emilio Guevara Saleta (born 14 September 1941) is a Spanish politician. He served as Deputy General of Álava from 1979 to 1983, the first officeholder since the abolition of the post in 1877. Originally a member of the Basque Nationalist Party, he was expelled from the party in 2002. Since then, he has been an independent politician linked to the Socialist Party of the Basque Country.
Emilio Guevara | |
|---|---|
| Deputy General of Álava | |
| In office 7 May 1979 – 29 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Cayetano Ezquerra (as President of the Deputation) |
| Succeeded by | Juan María Ollora |
| Member of the General Assembly of Álava[1] | |
| In office 13 June 2003 – 18 April 2005 | |
| Constituency | Tierras Esparsas |
| In office 7 May 1979 – 1983 | |
| Member of the Basque Parliament[2] | |
| In office 7 June 2005 – 27 January 2006 | |
| Constituency | Álava |
| In office 8 January 1987 – 6 October 1987 | |
| Constituency | Álava |
| In office 31 March 1980 – 19 January 1984 | |
| Constituency | Biscay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emilio Guevara Saleta 14 September 1941 Vitoria, Spain |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | EAJ/PNV (until 2002) |
Biography
editHe was born in Vitoria in 1941. His siblings Juan Ramón and Javier have also been active in politics. He studied law, graduating in 1964, and joined the Basque Nationalist Party in the 1970s.[3]
In 1979 he was elected a member of the General Assembly of Álava and subsequently as Deputy General,[4] an office he held until 1983. In 1980 he was elected to the first Basque Parliament for Biscay, due to the law preventing him from running in Álava.[5] He served as the spokesman of the party in the Basque Parliament during its first term,[6] due to him being considered one of the key figures behind the Statute of Autonomy.[7] He didn't stand for reelection neither for Deputy General nor for member of the Basque Parliament in 1983 and 1984 respectively.[8] He was elected to the Basque Parliament again in 1986, but resigned after less than a year.[2]
In the year 2000, he wrote an opinion piece in Deia criticizing Xabier Arzalluz and the sovereigntist strategy of the Basque Nationalist Party, which caused some members to ask for his expulsion.[9] One of the most prominent party members to support him was longtime mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz José Ángel Cuerda.[10] He was finally expelled from the party in early 2002.[11]
Later that year he announced he would stand for election to the General Assembly of Álava. Despite running in the PSE-EE list, he refused to become a party member.[12] During the campaign of the 2003 election and afterwards, he strongly criticized Lehendakari Juan José Ibarretxe and his plan towards political sovereignty.[13][14] In 2005, he was named as the leading candidate of the Socialist Party for Álava in that year's election to the Basque Parliament, while remaining an independent.[15] He resigned from the Basque Parliament in early 2006 and left political life.[16]
Honours
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Medal of the Order of Constitutional Merit, 5 December 2003[17]
References
edit- ^ "GUEVARA SALETA, EMILIO". www.jjggalava.eus (in Spanish). Juntas Generales de Álava. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Guevara Saleta, Emilio". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Caballero Basáñez, Carlos; Romero Campos, David. "Guevara Saleta, Emilio". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Abasolo, José Antonio (8 May 1979). "Constituidas las Juntas Generales de Alava". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Unzueta, Patxo (25 January 1980). "Posible concentración de primeras figuras, en las listas electorales de Alava". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Castells, Luis; Cajal, Arturo, eds. (2009). La autonomía vasca en la España contemporánea (1808-2008) (in Spanish). Madrid: Marcial Pons Historia. p. 355. ISBN 978-84-96467-89-7.
- ^ "Emilio Guevara, probable portavoz del PNV en el Parlamento vasco". El País (in Spanish). 23 March 1980. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Errasti Martínez de Antoñana, Aitor; Errasti Martínez de Antoñana, Xabier. "Entrevista con Emilio Guevara Saleta". Foro Mayor San Pablo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "El PNV de Vitoria expedientará a Guevara por sus críticas a Arzalluz". El País (in Spanish). Bilbao. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "El peneuvista Cuerda apoya las críticas de Guevara al PNV". El País (in Spanish). Servimedia. 3 January 2001. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "El PNV expulsa al crítico Emilio Guevara por escribir un artículo contra Arzalluz". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Bilbao. 29 January 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ C. Martínez, Isabel (28 October 2002). "Emilio Guevara encabezará la lista del PSE en la zona 'más conflictiva de Álava'". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Guevara pide para el PSE el voto nacionalista que no cree en el 'plan Ibarretxe'". El País (in Spanish). 19 May 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Emilio Guevara tacha a Ibarretxe de 'iluminado' que 'vende' su plan como un 'libro de autoayuda'". El Mundo (in Spanish). Servimedia. 7 August 2003. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Guenaga Bidaurrazaga, Aitor (17 October 2004). "Guevara acepta encabezar la lista del PSE en Álava para las autonómicas". El País (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Guenaga Bidaurrazaga, Aitor (27 January 2006). "El parlamentario del PSE Emilio Guevara deja la política activa". El País (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Ministerio de la Presidencia: "Real Decreto 1636/2003, de 5 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Medalla de la Orden del Mérito Constitucional a don Emilio Guevara Saleta" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (292): 43656. 6 December 2003.