Patxi Juaristi
Patxi Juaristi | |
|---|---|
| Vice-rector of the University of the Basque Country | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Director of Universities of the Basque Government | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Appointed by | Jose Antonio Campos Granados (Minister) |
| President | Juan José Ibarretxe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Juaristi Larrinaga 13 April 1967 Markina-Xemein (Basque Country) Spain |
| Alma mater | University of Deusto |
| Occupation | Sociologist, linguist, writer and university professor |
Francisco Juaristi Larrinaga (born in Markina-Xemein on 13 April 1967), known as Patxi Juaristi, is a Basque sociologist, linguist, writer and university professor, current vice-rector of the University of the Basque Country.
He is currently a full professor at the University of the Basque Country and director of the Gabriel Aresti Chair of Basque Studies at the University of the Basque Country. He is a corresponding academic of the Royal Academy of the Basque Language since 2013.
He previously held the position of Director of Universities of the Basque Government between 2005 and 2009.