Amaia Martínez Grisaleña

María Amaya Martínez Grisaleña[1] is a Spanish journalist and politician who has been a member of the Basque Parliament for the Vox party since 2020.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Grisaleña.
Amaia Martínez Grisaleña
Member of the Basque Parliament
Assumed office
3 August 2020
ConstituencyÁlava
Personal details
Born
María Amaya Martínez Grisaleña

1968 (age 54–55)
Vitoria, Spain
Political partyVox
Alma materUniversity of the Basque Country

Martínez Grisaleña studied journalism at the Universidad del País Vasco before running a company selling non-lethal weaponry with her husband.[2] Although she is a native Basque speaker, she has spoken out against what she claims as linguistic discrimination in the Basque Country against the Spanish language.[3]

She was elected to the Basque Parliament during the 2020 Basque regional election for Vox and is currently the only Vox representative in the Basque Parliament.

References
  1. "Elecciones Parlamento Vasco 2020. Candidaturas proclamadas. Araba/Álava". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. Mikel Ormazábal (13 July 2020). "Amaya Martínez, la diputada vasca de Vox: una euskaldún que regenta una tienda de armas". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. "Amaia Martínez Grisaleña, dueña de una armería, primera diputada de Vox en el País Vasco". El Plural (in Spanish). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.


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