Jon Insausti
Jon Insausti Maisterra (born 21 February 1989)[1] is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He was elected to the city council of San Sebastián in 2015 and became the mayor in 2025.
Biography
[edit]Born in San Sebastián, Insausti graduated in business administration from the University of the Basque Country.[2] He was elected to the city council in 2015, with Eneko Goia of his party becoming mayor, and in January 2018 he was put in charge of culture and education, as well as being made spokesperson of the party group.[3] For the 2019 Spanish local elections he was put eighth on the party list,[4] and ten were elected.[5] He was put in charge of culture and the Basque language, and for the 2023 elections he was placed third,[6] as his party took nine seats.[7]
On 2 October 2025, Goia resigned after a decade as mayor and said that his successor would be appointed by the party leadership, amid speculation that it would be Insausti.[8] The following day, Insausti was confirmed as successor, with the handover planned for Goia's resignation date of 16 October.[9] He was invested as mayor on 29 October.[10]
As mayor, Insausti opposed holiday let apartments. After a 2018 regulation, their number dropped from 2,200 to 1,300, or 1.4% of the city, which he considered still too high. In April 2025, while in charge of tourism, he said that the greater problem for housing was second homes and vacant properties, which were 16% of residences.[11] In July 2026, a tourist tax was approved, which was projected to make €8 million annually.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sainz, Jorge (5 October 2025). "Jon Insausti, una trayectoria fulgurante para llegar a la Alcaldía de San Sebastián" [Jon Insausti, a dazzling career path to arrive as mayor of San Sebastián]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ Rodríguez Iñarra, Nerea (2 October 2025). "Jon Insausti sustituye a Eneko Goia en la alcaldía de San Sebastián" [Jon Insausti replaces Eneko Goia as mayor of San Sebastián] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ "Jon Insausti releva a Miren Azkarate como concejal de Cultura y Educación" [Jon Insausti replaces Miren Azkarate as councillor for Cultrue and Education] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ Muñoz, Ainhoa (26 January 2019). "Goia sitúa a Nekane Arzallus como número dos por su experiencia urbanística" [Goia puts Nekane Arzallus as number two for her city planning experience]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ "El PNV gana en San Sebastián y suma un edil más" [PNV win in San Sebastián and add one more councillor]. El Correo (in Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ Aresti, E. (23 February 2023). "El PNV aprueba su lista para las municipales de Donostia" [PNV approves its list for the municipal elections in San Sebastián] (in Spanish). Noticias de Gipuzkoa. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ Astarloa, Iraitz (17 June 2023). "Estos son los concejales del Ayuntamiento de Donostia" [These are the councillors of San Sebastián City Council] (in Spanish). Noticias de Gipuzkoa. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ Díaz, Martxelo (2 October 2026). "Eneko Goia deja la Alcaldía de Donostia el día 16 tras diez años en el cargo" [Eneko Goia steps down as mayor San Sebastián on 16 October after ten years in the role] (in Spanish). Naiz. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ Rioja Andueza, Iker (3 October 2025). "El PNV presenta a Jon Insausti como nuevo alcalde de Donostia, "un relevo con naturalidad y buena armonía"" [PNV presents Jon Insausti as new mayor of San Sebastián, "a natural replacement with good harmony"]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ Bilbao, Usua (29 October 2025). "Jon Insausti se convierte en el nuevo alcalde de San Sebastián y marca el rumbo para "transformar la ciudad"" [Jon Insausti becomes the new mayor of San Sebastián and sets course to "transform the city"] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ Mata, Miguel Ángel; Villameriel, Miguel (19 November 2025). "Donostia y Bilbao abogan por «apretar más» a los pisos turísticos para sacar vivienda al mercado" [San Sebastián and Bilbao advocate for "tightening the screws" on tourist apartments to bring housing onto the market]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ "San Sebastián aprueba una tasa turística con un tope de seis noches: estas son las tarifas propuestas para quien visite la ciudad" [San Sebastián approves a tourist tax with a limit of six nights: these are the proposed rates for visitors to the city]. HuffPost (in Spanish). EFE. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
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