Jon Uriarte will continue as president of Athletic Club until 2030, being the only member who has formalized his candidacy within the deadline that concluded this Saturday, after calling elections for May 8 on March 24. The Electoral Board has until next Thursday, April 23, at 6:00 p.m. to officially proclaim the validity of the list headed by Uriarte, completed by 19 other people, 13 men and 6 women.
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Uriarte, 48 years old, will thus begin his second term as president of Athletic, a position he acceded to on June 24, 2022, after winning the elections against Iñaki Arechabaleta and Ricardo Barkala. This is the second occasion in Athletic’s history, since the first presidential elections were held in 1977, in which it is not necessary to go to the polls as there is only one candidate. The previous one was in 2015 when Josu Urrutia repeated in the position when, like Uriarte now, he also headed the only candidacy.
ℹ️ Jon Uriarte, proclaimed president of Athletic Club.
The Electoral Board has proclaimed the only candidacy presented for president and the rest of the Board of Directors.#AthleticClub
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— Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) April 18, 2026
Hours before the deadline closed, the team of the Bilbao businessman confirmed eight new additions to the list, among which Javier Landeta, president of the Basque Football Federation between 2021 and 2025, stands out. Asier Aurrekoetxea, Juan Alcíbar, Ana Calvo, Julen del Blanco, Eduardo Saiz, Nerea Campo, and Eneritz Alonso have also joined a board of directors that will continue to include Nerea Ortiz, Jon Salinas, Xabi Álvarez, Guillermo Ruiz-Longarte, Ibon Naberan, Nacho Urigüen, Roque Echániz, Jon Ruigómez, Laura Ruiz de Azua, Goizalde Santamarina, and Josetxu Urrutia.
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