List of lehendakaris

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List of lehendakaris

Second Republic and exile (1936–1979)

Governments

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Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Party		Government Template:Small	Election	President Template:Small	Template:Abbr
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File:José Antonio Aguirre 1939 (cropped).jpg	José Antonio Aguirre Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1936	Template:Smaller 1960Template:Dagger	Template:Age in years and days	rowspan="2" width="1" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	EAJ/PNV	Provisional Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small Manuel Azaña File:Coat of Arms of Spain (1931-1939).svg Template:Small
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File:Jesús María de Leizaola 1980 (cropped).jpg	Jesús María de Leizaola Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1960	Template:Smaller 1979	Template:Age in years and days		style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|			EAJ/PNV

Restored autonomy (1978–present)

Governments

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Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Party		Government Template:Small	Election	Monarch Template:Small	Template:Abbr
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File:Ramón Rubial 1983 (cropped).jpg	Ramón Rubial Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1978	Template:Smaller 1979	Template:Age in years and days	width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	PSE–PSOE	Rubial Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small Juan Carlos I File:Coat of Arms of Spain.svg Template:Small	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
File:Carlos Garaikoetxea 1979 (cropped).jpg	Carlos Garaikoetxea Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1979	Template:Smaller 1980	Template:Age in years and days	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	EAJ/PNV	Garaikoetxea I Template:Small			<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		Template:Smaller 1980	Template:Smaller 1984		Garaikoetxea II Template:Small		1980
		Template:Smaller 1984	Template:Smaller 1985		Garaikoetxea III Template:Small		1984
File:José Antonio Ardanza 2011 (cropped).jpg	José Antonio Ardanza Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1985	Template:Smaller 1987	Template:Age in years and days	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	EAJ/PNV		Ardanza I Template:Small		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		Template:Smaller 1987	Template:Smaller 1991		Ardanza II Template:Small		1986
		Template:Smaller 1991	Template:Smaller 1994		Ardanza III Template:Small		1990
		Template:Smaller 1994	Template:Smaller 1999		Ardanza IV Template:Small		1994
File:Juan José Ibarretxe 2007 (cropped).jpg	Juan José Ibarretxe Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1999	Template:Smaller 2001	Template:Age in years and days	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	EAJ/PNV	Ibarretxe I Template:Small	1998		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		Template:Smaller 2001	Template:Smaller 2005		Ibarretxe II Template:Small		2001
		Template:Smaller 2005	Template:Smaller 2009		Ibarretxe III Template:Small		2005
File:Patxi López 2011 (cropped).jpg	Patxi López Template:Small	Template:Smaller 2009	Template:Smaller 2012	Template:Age in years and days	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	PSE–EE (PSOE)	López Template:Small	2009		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
File:Iñigo Urkullu 2019 (cropped).jpg	Iñigo Urkullu Template:Small	Template:Smaller 2012	Template:Smaller 2016	Template:Age in years and days	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	EAJ/PNV	Urkullu I Template:Small	2012		<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
					Template:Small Felipe VI File:Coat of Arms of Spain.svg Template:Small
		Template:Smaller 2016	Template:Smaller 2020				Urkullu II Template:Small	2016
		Template:Smaller 2020	Template:Smaller 2024				Urkullu III Template:Small	2020
File:Imanol Pradales 2024 (cropped).jpg	Imanol Pradales Template:Small	Template:Smaller 2024	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days		style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	EAJ/PNV	Pradales Template:Small	2024	<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Timeline

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See also

• Lehendakari
• Basque Government
• Ajuria Enea