Javier Esparza (politician)

José Javier Esparza Abaurrea (born 20 July 1970) is a Spanish politician of the Navarrese People's Union (UPN).

In June 2012, he was named Minister of Rural Development, Environment and Local Administration in the Government of Navarre.

[2] In those elections, his party was the most voted but lost four seats,[3] losing power for the first time in 19 years.

[5] He led the Navarra Suma coalition with the People's Party of Navarre and Citizens in the 2019 Navarrese regional election, coming first with 20 seats – three more than the sum of its parts four years earlier – but again did not form government.

[6][7] In June 2020, Esparza survived a leadership challenge from the UPN's leader in the Congress of Deputies, Sergio Sayas (58.2% to 41.8%).