José Ángel Cuerda

José Ángel Cuerda
Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz
In office
11 May 1979 – 4 July 1999
Preceded byAlfredo Marco Tabar
Succeeded byAlfonso Alonso
Member of Basque Parliament
In office
22 March 1984 – 21 November 1989
Personal details
Born (1934-03-17) 17 March 1934 (age 90)
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Political partyBasque Nationalist Party

José Ángel Cuerda Montoya (born 17 March 1934) is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He was the first democratically elected mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, serving from 1979 to 1999.[1]

Cuerda was known for his promotion of the environment and green space in his city as well as championing sustainable city planning for the wellbeing of residents. Though officially a member of the right-wing PNV, he said in 2019 "I never received instructions from the PNV, nor did I stop being a member of left-wing movements in the Basque Country, Spain, or around the world".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Méndez, Mila (22 May 2019). "José Ángel Cuerda, un alcalde pionero: «Nunca tuve coche, en Vitoria los mayores van a donde les da la gana»" [José Ángel Cuerda, a pioneering mayor: "I never had a car, in Vitoria seniors go wherever they please"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2022.


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