Spanish theologian, academic, and politician (1946–2021)
Joseba Arregui Aramburu (30 May 1946 – 14 September 2021) was a Spanish politician, theologian, and academic.[1]
Biography
Aramburu was born in Andoain on 30 May 1946. He studied at the Seminario Diocesano de San Sebastián and was ordained a priest.[2] He then travelled to Fribourg to study theology and teaching and later earned a doctorate in theology from the University of Münster.[3][4] He returned to Spain and finished his studies, earning a doctorate in sociology from the University of Deusto. He became a professor of sociology at the University of the Basque Country until his retirement in 2011.[4]
Aramburu became a prominent member of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ) and resistant to the Franco dictatorship.[3] He served as Minister of Culture of the Basque Government multiple times under the leadership of José Antonio Ardanza[3][4] and was a member of the Basque Parliament from 1999 to 2001, representing Gipuzkoa.[5] He also served on the Euzkadi Buru Batzar [es].[5] He retired from political activity in 2001 and left the EAJ in 2004 due to disagreements within the party.[3] That year, he co-founded "Aldaketa", which promoted political change in the Basque Country and defended the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1979.[5]
Aramburu became the author of multiple books, such as La nación vasca posible, Euskadi invertebrada, and El terror de ETA: la narrativa de las víctimas.[6]
Joseba Arregui Aramburu died on 14 September 2021 at the age of 75.[7]
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