The Provincial Council appoints Amaia Cadavid as Secretary of Equality and Basque Language

The Provincial Government Council of the Provincial Council of Álava has approved the appointment of Amaia Cadavid López de Luzuriaga as a trusted official serving as secretary to the Provincial Deputy for Equality, Basque Language, and Governance. The decision is formalized in Agreement 632/2026, dated October 6, and is published in the Official Gazette of the Historical Territory of Álava (BOTHA) on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, issue number 118. The appointment takes effect from October 7, 2026.

The agreement is adopted upon the proposal of the Provincial Deputy for Equality, Basque Language, and Governance and following deliberation by the Provincial Government Council in its ordinary session on October 6, 2026. The enabling regulations are articles 8 and 24 of Provincial Law 10/2023, of March 15, regarding the government, operation, and legal regime of the Provincial Council of Álava, together with the fourth additional provision of Provincial Law 10/2018, of July 11, regulating the exercise of provincial public office. The Provincial Government Council, upon the proposal of the General Deputy or the corresponding Provincial Deputy, is responsible for the appointment of persons performing trusted functions, who occupy non-permanent positions so designated in the council’s list of job positions.

The appointment occurs on the same day the Council approved the dismissal of the person previously holding the position. Agreement 631/2026, dated October 6, dismisses Rakel Molina Pérez from the job position reserved for temporary staff with trusted functions as secretary to the Provincial Deputy of the Department of Equality, Basque Language, and Governance, thanking her for the services rendered, also effective from October 7, 2026.

The position and its background

The position subject to the appointment is that of secretary to the Provincial Deputy for Equality, Basque Language, and Governance, with code 1300.006 in the list of job positions. This is a position reserved for temporary staff, of a non-permanent nature and linked to political trust functions.

• Amaia Cadavid López de Luzuriaga: new holder of the position, appointed by Agreement 632/2026.
• Rakel Molina Pérez: dismissed by Agreement 631/2026, with express gratitude for the services rendered.
• Position code: 1300.006.
• Effects: from October 7, 2026.

Molina Pérez had been appointed to this same position via Agreement 446/2024, of July 23, by the Provincial Government Council, when the department was headed by the then Provincial Deputy for Equality, Basque Language, and Governance. The handover now takes place under the leadership of Provincial Deputy Iñaki Gurtubai Artetxe, appointed by Provincial Decree 172/2024, of November 27.

Processing and official publication

The agreement consists of three points: the appointment, the setting of effects from October 7, 2026, and the order to publish the agreement in the BOTHA. The text was signed in Vitoria-Gasteiz on October 6, 2026, by the General Deputy, Ramiro González Vicente.

The resolution is inserted in section I of the bulletin, dedicated to the General Assemblies of Álava and the Provincial Administration of the Historical Territory of Álava, under the heading of the Department of the General Deputy. The same issue of the BOTHA contains the summary of the provisions approved by the Provincial Government Council in the ordinary session of October 6, which includes agreements 620/2026 to 644/2026, including the two relating to this handover.

The change affects the trust structure of the department that manages equality, Basque language, and governance policies of the Provincial Council of Álava, and is resolved with a simultaneous dismissal and appointment effective from the same day. The publication in the BOTHA confirms the entry into force of the handover within the provincial political team.

Source: Official Gazette of the Historical Territory of Álava (BOTHA), no. 118, October 14, 2026, section I - General Assemblies of Álava and Provincial Administration of the Historical Territory of Álava, p. 1 (official reference: 2026-02875).