Begoña Errazti

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Begoña Errazti.

Begoña Errazti Esnal [ be'ɣoɲa e'rasti ] (born August 22, 1957 in Barakaldo , province of Bizkaia in the Spanish Basque Country ) is a Basque politician. Since 1999 she has been the leader of the Basque nationalist party Eusko Alkartasuna .

Begoña Errazti, who lives in Navarre , was chairman of the Association of Navarre Basque Schools and campaigned for the rights of Basque speakers in Navarre, the protection and restoration of the Basque language in Navarre. From 1995 to 2003 she was the spokeswoman for the Eusko Alkartasuna faction in the Navarre parliament.

In 1999 Errazti replaced the former Basque Prime Minister Carlos Garaikoetxea as party chairman from Eusko Alkartasuna.