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José Ángel Cuerda | |
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Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz | |
In office 11 May 1979 – 4 July 1999 | |
Preceded by | Alfredo Marco Tabar |
Succeeded by | Alfonso Alonso |
Member of Basque Parliament | |
In office 22 March 1984 – 21 November 1989 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | 17 March 1934
Political party | Basque Nationalist Party |
José Ángel Cuerda Montoya (born 17 March 1934) is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He was the first democratically elected mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, serving from 1979 to 1999. [1]
Cuerda was known for his promotion of the environment and green space in his city as well as championing sustainable city planning for the wellbeing of residents. Though officially a member of the right-wing PNV, he said in 2019 "I never received instructions from the PNV, nor did I stop being a member of left-wing movements in the Basque Country, Spain, or around the world". [1]