Javier de Andrés

Javier de Andrés Guerra (born 3 October 1967) is a Spanish politician. A member of the People's Party, he served as Deputy General of Álava from 2011 to 2015 and as Delegate of the Government in the Basque Country from 2016 to 2018. He was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies in the 2023 Spanish general election representing Álava.

Biography
Javier de Andrés was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz in 1967. He studied journalism at the University of the Basque Country, and later obtained a master's degree in finance. He entered politics in 1995, and from 1999 to 2004 he served in various posts in the Foral Deputation of Álava. He joined the government of Ramón Rabanera in 2004 as Foral Deputy for Public Works. He was the People's Party candidate for Deputy General in the 2007 election. Despite the People's Party obtaining the most seats in the General Assembly, Xabier Agirre of the Basque Nationalist Party was elected Deputy General.

He was elected Deputy General after the 2011 election with support from the Socialist Party. Despite leading the most voted candidacy again in 2015, he was succeeded by Ramiro González of the Basque Nationalist Party, whose party had obtained more seats in the General Assembly. He was elected in 2016 to the Basque Parliament. He resigned after less than three months when he was named Delegate of the Government in the Basque Country. He was dismissed in 2018 after the change in the central government, and substituted by Jesús Loza.