Maider Etxebarria

Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz

Maider Etxebarria graduated as a Technician in Business and Tourism from Deusto University. She also holds a degree in German Language and Literature from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).

Prior to becoming the first woman to be the Mayor of the Basque capital (2023), Etxebarria was the Basque Government’s Director for Tourism and Hospitality and was the City Councillor heading the Department of Economic Promotion, Employment, Trade and Tourism in the previous municipal term of office.