Lan Onari

Basque civil decoration

Award

Lan Onari

Type	Civil medal
Location	Basque Country
Country	Spain
Presented by	Lehendakari
Established	22 October 1996^[1]
Total	42

Ribbon bar

Precedence
Next (higher)	Cross of the Tree of Gernika
Next (lower)	Lagun Onari

The Lan Onari (Basque for 'For the Good Work') award is a civil medal awarded in the Basque Country, Spain. It is awarded by the Basque Government to Basques "who have extraordinarily distinguished themselves due to their dedication, constancy, and innovative spirit in their field of work". It is the second highest distinction awarded by the Basque Government.^[1]

Recipients

The following people have been awarded the medal:^[2]

Juan Arregui Garay (1997)
José María Ormaetxea (1997)
José Ángel Sánchez Asiaín (1997)
Luis Villasante [es] (1997)
Telmo Zarra (1997)

Adrián Celaya Ibarra [es] (2000)
Juan Celaya Letamendi (2000)
Eduardo Chillida (2000)
Jorge Oteiza (2000)
Micaela Portilla (2000)

Jesús Altuna Etxabe [es] (2002)
Ainhoa Arteta (2002)
Juan Mari Arzak (2002)
Martín Ugalde (2002)
Gaspar Vicinay (2002)

Néstor Basterretxea [es] (2005)
Ángel Iglesias (2005)

José María Aldekoa (2009)
Juan María Bandrés [es] (2009)
Iñaki Gabilondo (2009)
Edurne Pasaban (2009)

Xabi Alonso (2010)
Imanol Arias (2010)
María Luisa Laka (2010)
Manu Leguineche (2010)
Patty Miller (2010)
Javier Ormazabal (2010)

Eduardo Anitua (2011)
Juan Ángel Balbás (2011)
Ana Blanco (2011)
Martín Fiz (2011)
Juan Pablo Fusi (2011)
Milagros García Crespo [es] (2011)

Nely Carla Alberto (2012)
Maialen Chourraut (2012)
Patricia Elorza (2012)
José Luis Novoa (2012)
Richard Oribe (2012)
Elisabeth Pinedo (2012)
Ramiro Pinilla (2012)
Ramon Saizarbitoria (2012)
Maider Unda (2012)

References

^ ^a ^b por el que se regula la concesión de Distinciones y Honores del Gobierno Vasco (Decreto 236/1996) (in Spanish). Vol. 217. 22 October 1996. pp. 17483–17494. Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via BOPV.
^ "Lan Onari". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 13 May 2022.