Mayor of Bilbao

The Mayor of Bilbao (Basque: Bilboko alkatea, Spanish: Alcalde de Bilbao) is the head of the municipal government of Bilbao, Spain. He presides over the Bilbao City Council.

Mayor of Bilbao
Coat of arms of Bilbao
Incumbent
Juan Mari Aburto

since 13 June 2015
City Council of Bilbao
Term lengthFour years, no limit.
Formation14th century

The current mayor of Bilbao is Juan Mari Aburto since 2015.

Mayors of Bilbao since 1979

This is a list of the mayors of Bilbao since the restoration of democracy in Spain.

Since the Spanish transition to democracy, seven individuals have served as mayors of Bilbao. The longest term was that of Iñaki Azkuna, who served for almost 15 years as mayor until his death. All modern mayors of Bilbao have been members of the Basque Nationalist Party.

# Mayor Term start Term end   Party
1 Jon Castañares April 19, 1979 May 22, 1983 Basque Nationalist Party
2 José Luis Robles May 22, 1983 July 19, 1987 Basque Nationalist Party
3 José Maria Gorordo July 20, 1987 December 17, 1990 Basque Nationalist Party
4 Jesús María Duñabeitia December 17, 1990 June 14, 1991 Basque Nationalist Party
5 Josu Ortuondo June 17, 1991 July 2, 1999 Basque Nationalist Party
6 Iñaki Azkuna July 3, 1999 March 20, 2014 Basque Nationalist Party
7 Ibon Areso March 21, 2014 June 13, 2015 Basque Nationalist Party
8 Juan María Aburto June 13, 2015 Incumbent Basque Nationalist Party
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