Bakartxo Tejeria


Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin is a Spanish politician who currently serves as speaker of the Basque Parliament.

Life

Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin was born in San Sebastian and spent a brief time in Larraul but moved while still a child to Villabona. She studied Law at the University of the Basque Country.
Between 2003 and 2007 she was the mayor of Villabona in the Basque autonomous community. The town has a population of over 5,000 people. On 20 November 2012, she was elected as the seventh speaker of the Basque Parliament.