Imanol Pradales | |
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.jpg.webp) Imanol Pradales in 2022 | |
| Foral Deputy of Infrastructure and Territorial Development of Biscay | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2011 | |
| President | José Luis Bilbao Unai Rementeria Elixabete Etxanobe |
| Preceded by | Iñaki Hidalgo González |
| Director of Bizkaia Talent | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| President | José Luis Bilbao |
| Succeeded by | Iván Jiménez Aira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Imanol Pradales Gil 21 April 1975 Santurtzi, Basque Country, Spain |
| Political party | Basque Nationalist Party |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Deusto (Lic.) University of Deusto (PhD) |
Imanol Pradales Gil (born 21 April 1975) is a Basque sociologist and politician member of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV). He currently serves as Foral Deputy of Infrastructure and Territorial Development of Biscay and has previously served in other departments of the Foral Deputation.
He will lead the candidacy of the PNV in the 2024 Basque regional election.[1]
Early life
Imanol Pradales Gil was born in 1975 in Santurtzi to a humble family of non-Basque-speakers.[2] His grandfather fought in the Spanish Civil War in the republican side, for which he received a financial compensation that allowed him to study at the University of Deusto.[3] He is the eldest of four brothers.
He studied at the Asti Leku Ikastola of Portugalete, where he was taught by Iñigo Urkullu, future Lehendakari of the Basque Country.[2] He earned a Licentiate in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Deusto. He got his master's degree in Knowledge Management from the Technical University of Madrid and completed a postgraduate in Advanced Education Management at the IE Business School. In 2004, he returned to Deusto to receive his Doctorate in Sociology and Political Science and started working as a professor until 2007.[4]
Political career
In 2007, Pradales asked for a leave of absence from his position as professor after his former teacher and then president of the Biscayan PNV Iñigo Urkullu asked him to enter into politics as the managing director of Bizkaia Talent, a Biscayan talent recruitment agency. In 2011, he was appointed by the General Deputy of Biscay, José Luis Bilbao, as Foral deputy of Economic Development. Since then, he has served in the cabinets of the General Deputies Unai Rementería and Elixabete Etxanobe as Foral Deputy of Economic and Territorial Development under the former, and as Foral Deputy of Infrastructure and Territorial Development under the latter.[5]
On 25 November 2023, the Euzkadi Buru Batzar (EBB) appointed Pradales as the party's candidate for Lehendakari in the 2024 Basque regional election, replacing incumbent Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu.[6] The surprising dismissal of the incumbent Lehendakari and the appointment of a low-profile young man were seen as an attempt to promote a generational renewal in the PNV and to halt the growth of EH Bildu.[1]
References
- 1 2 Izarra, Josean (25 November 2023). "El PNV sorprende con el gestor Imanol Pradales como sustituto de Urkullu para las elecciones de 2024". El Mundo (in Spanish). Vitoria. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- 1 2 Ormazabal, Mikel (25 November 2023). "Imanol Pradales, de alumno de Urkullu en la 'ikastola' a sucederle como candidato". El País (in Spanish). San Sebastián. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ Legasa, Adrián (25 November 2023). "Pradales, delfín de Ortuzar y alumno del 'maisu' Urkullu que remará la trainera del PNV". Crónica Vasca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ "Así es Imanol Pradales, candidato de PNV a lehendakari y alumno de Urkullu, su "referente político", en la EGB". La Razón (in Spanish). Europa Press. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ Fernández de Lucio, Iñigo (25 November 2023). "Imanol Pradales, un remero para retener la Lehendakaritza". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ "Así ha anunciado Ortuzar la candidatura de Pradales y la despedida de Urkullu". El Correo (in Spanish). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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