{{update|inaccurate=y|date=April 2024}} {{Unreferenced|date=March 2020}} The '''Department of Economic Development and Competitiveness''' ({{langx|eu|Eusko Jaurlaritzako Ekonomiaren Garapen eta Lehiakortasun Saila}}; {{langx|es| Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Competitividad}} ) is the department of the [[Basque Government]] responsible for the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|community]]'s economic development, including industry, energy, international trade, tourism, agriculture and fisheries. The department was created in 2012 as part of a reorganisation of government departments.

== Ministers == * 1936-1947: [[Santiago Aznar]] * 1947-1952: [[Fermin Zarza]] * 1978-1980: [[Mikel Isasi]] * 1980-1983: [[Javier Garcia (politician)|Javier Garcia]] * 1983-1985: [[Juan Carlos Isasti]] * 1985-1987: [[Jose Ignacio Arrieta]] * 1987-1991: [[Ricardo Gonzalez (politician)|Ricardo Gonzalez]] * 1991-1995: [[Jon Imanol Azua]] * 1995-1999: [[Javier Retegi]] * 1999-2001: [[Josu Jon Imaz]] * 2001-2009: [[Ana Agirre]] * 2009-2012: [[Bernabe Unda]] * 2012-present [[Arantza Tapia]]

== External links == * {{Official website}} {{in lang|eu}}

{{Departments of the Basque Government}}

[[Category:Basque Government]] [[Category:Subnational economy ministries|Basque Country]] [[Category:Subnational development ministries|Basque Country]] [[Category:Subnational foreign ministers]] [[Category:Foreign ministers of Spanish autonomous communities]]

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