Carlos Garaikoetxea

Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza
Garaikoetxea in 2011
3rd Lehendakari of the Basque Country
In office
2 May 1979 – 26 January 1985
Vice PresidentMario Fernandez
(1979-1985)
Preceded byJesús María de Leizaola
Succeeded byJosé Antonio Ardanza
Personal details
Born (1938-06-02) 2 June 1938
PartyPNV (until 1985), EA (1985 - )
SpouseSagrario Mina
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Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza (born 2 June 1938) is a former politician from the Spanish Basque Country. He became the second elected Lehendakari (President of the Basque Autonomous Community), after José Antonio Aguirre, and held that office from 1936 - 1960.