Gerardo Pisarello | |
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First Secretary of the Congress of Deputies | |
Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Alicia Sánchez-Camacho |
Deputy Mayor of Barcelona | |
In office 13 June 2015 – 15 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Joaquim Forn |
Succeeded by | Jaume Collboni |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Barcelona |
Member of the Barcelona City Council | |
In office 13 June 2015 – 15 June 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerardo Pisarello Prados 10 August 1970 Tucumán, Argentina |
Citizenship | Spanish · Argentinian |
Political party | Barcelona en Comú (2014–present) Catalunya en Comú (2017–present) |
Alma mater | National University of Tucumán Complutense University of Madrid |
Profession | Law professor |
Gerardo Pisarello Prados (Spanish: [xeˈɾaɾðo pisaˈɾelo]; born 10 August 1970)[1] is a Spanish-Argentine politician and jurist, member of the 13th Congress of Deputies. A member of Barcelona en Comú, he served as First Deputy Mayor of Barcelona between 2015 and 2019, with responsibility for Work, Economy and Strategic Planning.[2]
A former professor in constitutional law at the University of Barcelona, he was elected to the Barcelona City Council as part of the Barcelona en Comú municipal platform.[3]
He is the author of numerous books on constitutionalism, human rights and the right to the city and writes for Público, Eldiario.es and Sin Permiso.[4]
Pisarello was vice president of the DESC Observatory for over ten years and was one of the founding members of the anti-capitalist and pro-independence Procés Constituent.
He is a member of the Advisory Panel of DiEM25.[5]