Ibon Areso
Ibon Areso Mendiguren (born May 20, 1944) is a Spanish politician and architect. He was the mayor of Bilbao between March 2014 and June 2015. Before Azkuna's death, he was the Councillor of Urbanism in Bilbao.
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Ibon Areso

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- Ibon Areso
- Birth Name
- Ibon Areso Mendiguren
- Born
- 20 May 1944
- Birthplace
- Lazkao, Spain
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- politician · architect
- Languages
- Spanish · Basque
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Ibon Areso Mendiguren (born May 20, 1944) is a Spanish politician and architect. He was the mayor of Bilbao between March 2014 and June 2015. Before Azkuna's death, he was the Councillor of Urbanism in Bilbao.
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In June 1991 he was elected councillor of the city of Bilbao for the Basque Nationalist Party and the then mayor Josu Ortuondo appointed him head of the Department of Urbanism and Environment while also performing as second mayor. He has been a member of the council up until June 2015. While under Azkuna he performed as head of the Department of Urbanism and Coordinator of the Urban Development Plan.
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• Name — Ibon Areso • Office — Mayor of Bilbao • Term Start — March 21, 2014 • Term End — June 13, 2015 • Predecessor — Iñaki Azkuna • Successor — Juan María Aburto • Birth Name — Ibon Areso Mendiguren • Born — 20 May 1944 • Birthplace — Lazkao, Spain
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Ibon Areso is recorded with the occupation politician. Recorded as politician and architect. Identity and origins. His recorded languages were Spanish and Basque.
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1944
Ibon Areso was born on 20 May 1944.
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