Joseba Arregui Aramburu (30 May 1946 – 14 September 2021) was a Spanish politician, theologian, and academic.[1]
Joseba Arregui Aramburu | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Aramburu in 1996 | |
| Minister of Culture of the Basque Government | |
| In office 16 April 1984 – 2 March 1985 | |
| President | José Antonio Ardanza |
| Preceded by | Pedro Miguel Etxenike |
| Succeeded by | Luis María Bandrés |
| In office 4 October 1991 – 4 January 1995 | |
| President | José Antonio Ardanza |
| Preceded by | position re-established |
| Succeeded by | Maria del Carmen Garmendia |
| Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Basque Government | |
| President | José Antonio Ardanza |
| Preceded by | Luis Maria Bandrés |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Member of the Basque Parliament | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Constituency | Gipuzkoa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1946 Andoain, Spain |
| Died | 14 September 2021 (aged 75) Bilbao, Spain |
| Political party | EAJ |
Biography
editAramburu was born in Andoain on 30 May 1946. He studied at the Seminario Diocesano de San Sebastián and was ordained a priest.[2] He then travelled to Fribourg to study theology and teaching and later earned a doctorate in theology from the University of Münster.[3][4] He returned to Spain and finished his studies, earning a doctorate in sociology from the University of Deusto. He became a professor of sociology at the University of the Basque Country until his retirement in 2011.[4]
Aramburu became a prominent member of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ) and resistant to the Franco dictatorship.[3] He served as Minister of Culture of the Basque Government multiple times under the leadership of José Antonio Ardanza[3][4] and was a member of the Basque Parliament from 1999 to 2001, representing Gipuzkoa.[5] He also served on the Euzkadi Buru Batzar.[5] He retired from political activity in 2001 and left the EAJ in 2004 due to disagreements within the party.[3] That year, he co-founded "Aldaketa", which promoted political change in the Basque Country and defended the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1979.[5]
Aramburu became the author of multiple books, such as La nación vasca posible, Euskadi invertebrada, and El terror de ETA: la narrativa de las víctimas.[6]
Joseba Arregui Aramburu died on 14 September 2021 at the age of 75.[7]
References
edit- ^ Izarra, Josean (14 September 2021). "Muere Joseba Arregi, el vasco que abandonó la fe nacionalista para defender la dignidad de las víctimas". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Joseba Arregi, en el primero de los nuevos capítulos de '6 Argazkitan'". EITB (in Spanish). 8 June 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "El ex consejero vasco Joseba Arregi abandona el PNV". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 27 July 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Joseba Arregi Aranburu". Association Eragin (in Spanish).
- ^ a b c "Arregui Aramburu, Joseba". Eusko Ikaskuntza (in Spanish).
- ^ "Joseba Arregi Aranburu". Dialnet (in Spanish).
- ^ Arbeloa, Víctor Manuel (19 September 2021). "En memoria de Joseba Arregi Aramburu". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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