Lehendakari

One names lehendakari or lendakari the president of the Basque autonomous Communauté or Euskadi, literally out of Basque “first person in charge” (plural: lehendakariak), or Eusko Jaurlaritzako Lehendakari (“president of the Basque government”).

Before the establishment of the official orthography of the Euskara during the years 1970, the C-W communication used was Euzko Jaurlaritzaren Lendakari .

As much euzko that lendakari is Basque neologisms created by members of the Parti nationalist Basque.

The generic terms will euskara some for “president” and “government” are president (a) and gobernu (a) . Out of Basque, one uses the latter to refer to the presidents of other countries like the Prime Minister of Canada or the President of the French Republic. One holds the neologism lehendakari for the president of the Basque government.

List presidents in the Basque Country

As much Aguirre and Leizaola used the title of lendakari, as much Ramón Rubial was known like chair Basque general advice. Starting from Garaikoetxea one started to use lehendakari as much will euskara some that in Castilian. He is more and more heard with the Basque Country French.

Government of Euzkadi (during the Second Republic, the government is in exile of 1936 to 1978)

  • 1936-1960: Jose Antonio Aguirre and Lecube (PNV) (in exile since 1937)
  • 1960-1979: Jesus María de Leizaola Sánchez (PNV) (in exile)

Basque general advice (1978-1980)