and various media outlets presented her as potential successor to Olano, who had previously said he would not run for another term in office. In Autumn 2022, as the Basque National Party was about to begin the process to select the leading candidates for the 2023 foral elections, media speculation grew regarding Mendoza's candidacy. Finally, the party's Executive Branch of Gipuzkoa announced on 25th October that Mendoza would be proposed to the membership as the candidate to be the president of the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council. The party membership unanimously approved her candidacy on 2nd December. Mendoza is the first woman of her party to aim for the presidency of the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council. Personal life She lives in Hondarribia. She is married and has four children (a daughter and three sons). Her husband is from Saint-Jean-de-Luz. They met at university and got married in summer 1999. She is a member of Hirukide, the Basque Federation of Associations of Large Families. Mendoza is fluent in Basque, Spanish and French, and has a medium level of English. Electoral history References Living people 21st-century Spanish politicians 21st-century Spanish women politicians 1974 births People from Azpeitia Basque women in politics Basque Nationalist Party politicians Members of the 7th Basque Parliament Members of the 8th Basque Parliament Members of the 9th Basque Parliament Women members of the Basque Parliament Women legislative speakers