Imanol Pradales
Imanol Pradales Gil (born 21 April 1975) is a Spanish sociologist, university teacher and politician member of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV).
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Imanol Pradales in 2024 | |
| Foral Deputy of Infrastructure and Territorial Development of the Foral Council of Bizkaia | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 1 March 2024 | |
| President | Unai Rementeria (2019-2023) Elixabete Etxanobe (2023-2024) |
| Preceded by | Himself (Territorial Development) |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Alzaga |
| Foral Deputy of Economic and Territorial Development of the Foral Council of Bizkaia | |
| In office 3 July 2015 – 2 July 2019 | |
| President | Unai Rementeria |
| Succeeded by | Ainara Basurko (Economic Development) Himself (Territorial Development) |
| Foral Deputy of Economic Promotion of the Foral Council of Bizkaia | |
| In office 30 June 2011 – 3 July 2015 | |
| President | José Luis Bilbao |
| Preceded by | Iñaki Hidalgo |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Director of Bizkaia Talent | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| President | José Luis Bilbao |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Iván Jiménez Aira |
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| Born | Imanol Pradales Gil 21 April 1975 Santurtzi, Basque Country, Spain |
| Political party | Basque Nationalist Party (since 2005) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Asti Leku Ikastola University of Deusto (Lic.) University of Deusto (PhD) |
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He served as Foral Deputy (regional minister) of Infrastructure and Territorial Development of the Foral Council of Bizkaia from 2023 to 2024, upon stepping down to contest the 2024 Basque regional election. He has held the position of Foral Deputy for Economic Promotion (2011-2015), for Economic and Territorial Development (2015-2019) and for Infrastructure and Territorial Development (2019-2023).
Previously, he held the position of managing director of the public talent recruitment agency Bizkaia Talent, attached to the economic promotion department of the Foral Council of Bizkaia between 2007 and 2011.
He will lead the candidacy of the EAJ-PNV in the 2024 Basque regional election.