Markel Olano

Markel Olano
18. President of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa
In office 2007 – -
Preceded by	Joxe Joan González de Txabarri Miranda
Personal details
Born	25 june 1965 Beasain, Guipúzcoa
Political party	PNV
Profession	Philosopher
Religion	Catholic

Markel Olano Arrese (Beasain, 2 june 1965 - ) is a Basque politician, member of the Basque Nationalist Party and President of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa since 6 june 2007.

Beginnings in politics

Olano began in politics at the age of fifteen in 1980 when he became a member of the youth organisation Euzko Gaztedi of the PNV (Basque Nationalist Party). His first years were spent in the internal structures of the EGI of Beasain and Goierri. At the same time as being active in the EGI, he studied at the University of the Basque Country, graduating in Philosophy. He completed his higher education with doctorate studies in the same subject. At present he is writing his Doctorate Thesis.

Political work in the PNV

During his militancy in the PNV he has held posts of varying responsibility. From 1996 to 2000 he was a member of the Gipuzko Buru Batzar (PNV provincial party executive for Gipuzkoa), with responsibility for the area of Euskara, Education and Culture. During this time he was also the representative of the PNV on the Standing Committee on the Declaration of Lizarra-Garazi.

In 2000 he was appointed member of the Euzkadi Buru Batzar of the PNV which was at that time chaired by Xabier Arzalluz. He was entrusted with the area of Youth, Euskara, Culture and Sport. He was also given the added responsibility of the newly formed area of Information and Communication Technology.

Provincial President

18th Legislature (2007-)

Following the Local Elections of 2007, on 6 July of the same year, his candidature received the greatest number of votes in the Juntas Generales (General Assembly) of Gipuzkoa and as a result of this, on 12 July the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa was completed with the appointment of Markel Olano as its President.^[1][2]

The Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa Management Plan 2007-2011^[3] sets out the general guidelines of the actions to be taken by Markel Olano for the 2007-2011 legislature.

Interests

The interests of Markel Olano include climbing, reading and photography. To offer an example of the latter, it is worth mentioning the photography collections that he shares with other users under Creative Commons by-sa license on Flickr and GureGipuzkoa.

References

1. ^ Berria: Olanok dio talde lana izango dela Gipuzkoako Diputazioaren ardatza.
2. ^ El Correo: El peneuvista Markel Olano es elegido diputado general de Guipúzcoa
3. ^ Plan de Gestión 2007-2011 de la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa

External links

• Página oficial de la oficina del Diputado General
• Blog de Markel Olano