Maider Etxebarria Garcia has a degree in Tourism Business and Activities and a degree in German Philology and obtained the “Diplôme Supérieur d’Études Françaises Modernes” from the Alliance Française. She has served as Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz since June 2023. She has worked for much of her professional career in the private sector.
She has also served as Director of Tourism of the Basque Government (2016-April 2019) before becoming the First Deputy Mayor, Spokesperson of the Socialist Municipal Group, and Delegate Councillor of the Department of Economic Promotion, Employment, Trade and Tourism of the City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz in the 2019-2023 mandate. Promoting the transition in Vitoria-Gasteiz towards a model of circular production and consumption has been the main objective of her political tenure.
Additionally, she actively advances the city’s Agri-Food System and enhances Nature-Based Solutions for public spaces in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Etxebarria is keen to share her experience with the wider ICLEI network. Mayor Maider Etxebarria is part of ICLEI Europe’s Regional Executive Committee and is in charge of the portfolio of biodiversity and nature-based solutions.
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