Bel Pozueta

Maria Isabel Pozueta Fernández (born 21 September 1965) is a Basque sexologist, activist, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

In this Basque name, the first surname is Pozueta and the second is Fernández.
Bel Pozueta
Pozueta in January 2019
Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
Assumed office
3 December 2019
ConstituencyNavarre
Personal details
Born
Maria Isabel Pozueta Fernández

(1965-09-21) 21 September 1965
Altsasu, Navarre, Spain
Political partyEH Bildu
Alma mater

Early life

Pozueta was born on 21 September 1965 in Altsasu, Navarre.[1] She has a degree in sociology from the University of Deusto and a master's degree in sexology from the University of Alcalá's Institute of Sexological Sciences.[2][3]

Career

Pozueta is an expert in sexology and co-education. Between 1994 and 2006 she taught sex education at the Center for Women's Care in Etxarri-Aranatz, teaching individuals and groups and training professionals.[3][4] Later she taught at various education centres in Gipuzkoa and Navarre.[3][4] She has also worked for the municipal youth service in Vitoria-Gasteiz and was director of Biok Tú y Yo, a couples therapy centre in Burlata.[3]

At the 1999 regional election Pozueta was placed 31st on Euskal Herritarrok's list of candidates in Navarre but the alliance only won eight seats in the region and as a result she failed to get elected.[5] At the 2003 local elections in Altsasu she was placed 11th on the Altsasuko Indarra (AI) electoral alliance's list of the candidates but the Supreme Court annulled the list as it considered AI to be a successor to Batasuna which had been banned in March 2003.[6] She was one of the founders of the Altsasu branch of the Gure Esku Dago which campaigns for self-determination for the Basque Country.[7]

Pozueta came to national prominences as the mother of Adur Ramirez de Alda Pozueta, one of eight youths imprisoned for the Altsasu incident in 2016.[8][9] She was the spokesperson for the Altsasu Gurasoak group which represented the mothers of the prisoners.[10][11] She resigned as spokesperson in March 2019, though she remained a member, in order to contest the general election as the group had stated that it would not support any candidate.[12][13][14]

At the April 2019 general election Pozueta was placed first on EH Bildu's list of candidates in Navarre but the alliance failed to win any seats in the region.[15][16] She contested the 2019 November general election as a EH Bildu candidate in Navarre and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[17][18]

Electoral history
Electoral history of Bel Pozueta
Election Constituency Party Alliance No. Result
1999 regional[5]NavarreEuskal Herritarrok31Not elected
2019 April general[15][16]NavarreEH Bildu1Not elected
2019 November general[17][18]NavarreEH Bildu1Elected

References
  1. "Members: XIV Legislatura ( 2019-Actualidad ) - Pozueta Fernández, Isabel" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. "Taldea: Nafarroa" (in Basque). Donostia, Spain: EH Bildu. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. "Ponentes". Coeducando (in Spanish). Government of Navarre. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019.
  4. "Sexualitatea, denon eskura". Kronika Urumea (in Basque). Hernani, Spain. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "Administracion del Estado: Junta Electoral Provincial de Navarra - Edicto". Boletín Oficial de Navarra (in Spanish). No. 62. Pamplona, Spain: Government of Navarre. 18 May 1999. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. "Administracion del Estado: Junta Electoral de Zona de Pamplona - Edicto". Boletín Oficial de Navarra (in Spanish). No. 50. Pamplona, Spain: Government of Navarre. 23 April 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. Berastegi, Iñaki (14 September 2016). "Prozesua ere piztuko dute". Berria (in Basque). Andoain, Spain. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. Albin, Danilo (29 April 2019). "La madre de Altsasu se queda a las puertas del Congreso". Público (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  9. Graells Font, Roger; Ardévol Mallol, Clara (9 August 2019). "Bel Pozueta: 'Si aquesta injustícia no acaba al setembre, ens tindran davant'". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  10. "Bel Pozueta izango da EH Bilduren Nafarroako zerrendaburua Kongresurako". Berria (in Basque). Andoain, Spain. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  11. Tomás, Nicolas (13 March 2019). "Bel Pozueta, mare d'Altsasu, cap de llista de Bildu per Navarra el 28-A". El Nacional (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  12. Larretxea Agirre, Ainhoa (14 March 2019). "Bel Pozueta:"Borrokarako grina piztu dit Altsasuko auziko injustiziak"". Berria (in Basque). Andoain, Spain. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  13. "Bel Pozueta izango da EH Bilduren Nafarroako zerrendaburua Kongresurako". EITB (in Basque). Bilbao, Spain. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  14. "Miembros de Altsasu Gurasoak: "No apoyamos ninguna candidatura política concreta"". Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). Pamplona, Spain. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019.
  15. "Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central – Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 79. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 2 April 2019. p. 34362. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  16. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Abril 2019" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  17. "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales – Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 248. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 15 October 2019. p. 113642. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  18. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2019" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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