School of Law globally between 251 and 300. Notable alumni and faculty Alumni José Antonio Aguirre, President of the Basque Government 1936-1960 (in exile from 1937). Joaquín Almunia, former Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and current European Commissioner for Competition. Gurutzi Arregi (1936-2020), ethnographer Esteban de Bilbao Eguía, graduate in Philosophy & Letters, Cortes speaker, 1943–1965. Ana Blanco, journalist and newscaster. Emilio Botín, banker. Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet and member of Generation of 27 Espido Freire, writer. José García-Margallo y Marfil, Spanish politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Alex de la Iglesia, film director, graduate in philosophy Antonio Iturmendi Bañales, graduate in Law, Minister of Justice (1951-1965) and Cortes speaker (1965-1969) Pedro Morenés, Minister of Defence of Spain. Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, Diplomat, Ambassador of Spain to France and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain Miren Ortubay Fuentes (born 1958), lawyer, criminologist, professor Faculty Xabier Arzalluz, former Jesuit, Basque nationalist politician, professor of law Andrés Ortíz-Osés, Philosopher. Francisco González Bree, professor at Deusto Business School. See also List of Jesuit sites References External links Official website 1886 establishments in Spain Universities and colleges in Spain Educational institutions established in 1886 Catholic universities and colleges in Spain Jesuit universities and colleges in Spain Education in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Buildings and structures in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Estuary of Bilbao Francoist concentration camps