Arantxa Tapia

Minister of Economic Development and Infrastructures of the Basque Government

Arantxa Tapia has been Minister of Economic Development and Infrastructures of the Basque Government since December 2012. Her mission as Minister is to lead the Department of Economic Development and Infrastructures in which Industry, Innovation, Agriculture, Fishing come together, areas that have a direct impact on the productive economy of the Basque Country. Arantxa Tapia is an Industrial Engineer, specialized in Electricity and Doctor Cum Laude in the University of Navarra.
Among her professional activities, she has been Professor at the University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works of the Basque Government, Member of the Provincial Council of Mobility and Territorial Planning of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa and Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works of the Basque Government, and President of the Innovation Commission of the General Assemblies of Gipuzkoa.

Arantxa Tapia es Consejera de Desarrollo Económico e Infraestructuras del Gobierno Vasco desde diciembre de 2012. Su misión como consejera es liderar el Departamento de Desarrollo Económico e Infraestructuras en el que confluyen Industria, Innovación, Agricultura, Pesca, ámbitos que inciden de manera directa en la economía productiva de Euskadi. Arantxa Tapia es Ingeniera Industrial, especialidad Electricidad y Doctora Cum Laude por la Universidad de Navarra. Entre sus actividades profesionales ha sido catedrática de la Escuela Universitaria de la UPV-EHU, Viceconsejera de Transportes y Obras Públicas del Gobierno Vasco, Diputada Foral de Movilidad y Ordenación del Territorio en la Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa y Presidenta de la Comisión de Innovación de las Juntas Generales de Gipuzkoa.