Ana Urkijo Elorriaga (born 1954,
name alternatively spelled Urquijo)
[ is a Spanish ]lawyer
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who was the president of Basque
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football club Athletic Bilbao
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from 2006 to 2007.
A member of Athletic since 1969, Urkijo practised as a lawyer and a real estate agent before becoming involved in her hometown club. Her father Rufino served as vice-president of Athletic in the 1970s and 80s.[
Previously a ]director
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at the club for several years,[ Urkijo was elected following the resignation of Fernando Lamikiz in September 2006,][ becoming the first female president in the history of Athletic Bilbao,][ and only the second to hold the position in the history of ]La Liga
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, after Teresa Rivero of Rayo Vallecano
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.[
She did not stand for election in July 2007, when was appointed in the role.] As lawyer she is associated with the Biscay Bar Association.
References
1954 births
Living people
Basque women
Spanish women lawyers
Athletic Bilbao presidents
20th-century Spanish women lawyers
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