Education
He studied baccalaureate in the Colegio Santa Maria (Marianistas) in Vitoria. He completed his studies of Law at the University of Valladolid.
He studied baccalaureate in the Colegio Santa Maria (Marianistas) in Vitoria. He completed his studies of Law at the University of Valladolid.
He began his work as a preofessor at the School of Social Work to go to practice law as a counsel for the Chamber of Urban Property, on the one hand. And on the other hand, through his private buffet. Exercise that it left in both cases for full dedication his post.
In what concerns his political life, José Angel Cuerda held the position of Deputy for the EAJ-Partido Nacionalista Vasco (Basque Nationalist Party) Araba during the first legislature of the State Parliament in 1979, a position he resigned to take possession of the Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, having been Mayor uninterrupted until 1999.
lieutenant has made concrete in pioneering policies of helps to the Third world, Third Age, Infancy, Objection of Conscience, Environment, Town planning et cetera His political commitment has had an important social dimension that today it continues cultivating by means of his participation in different civil, social forums (he is a promoter of the association Bizitza-Berria of support to the homeless of the city) and university students.
Attorney of profession and recognized intellectual (he has been a teacher of university during more than forty years), was one of the predecessors in the Basque Country of the concept of the sustainable development. During his mandate, Vitoria reached high quotas of well-being and quality of life and his management was recognized, besides for his fellow-citizens by means of electoral countersignature, by multitude of local and national and international organisms.
Jose Ángel Cuerda was succeeded by Alfonso Alonso, of the Partido Popular, who granted to him the Golden medal of the city, maximum distinction that grants the Town hall.
In his international facet, in January 1992, he took part as one more member inside the protective international "shield" for the return to his Country, from Mexico, of more than 45.000 Guatemalan refugees. A "shield" integrated by Embassies, Not governmental Organizations and of solidarity.