Joseba Leizaola

[1] He moved Venezuela in the early 1940s to escape the Francoist Spain government of Francisco Franco.

[1] Joseba Leizaola and his family lived in Venezuelan until the transition to democracy.

[1] Leizaola became the leader of the Basque Nationalist Party's (PNV) Gipuzkoa provincial chapter during the Spanish transition to democracy.

[1] In 1980, Leizaola was elected to the newly created Basque Parliament, where he served as an MP from 1980 to 1998.

[1] He served as the third President of the Basque Parliament from 18 December 1990 until 1 September 1998, when he was succeeded by Juan María Atutxa.