Gerardo Pisarello
Spanish-Argentine politician and jurist
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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]
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Gerardo Pisarello | |
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Pisarello in 2015 | |
| First Secretary of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Alicia Sánchez-Camacho |
| First Deputy Mayor of Barcelona | |
| In office 13 June 2015 – 15 June 2019 | |
| Ada Colau | |
| 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 · Argentine |
| Party | Barcelona en Comú (2014–present) Catalunya en Comú (2017–present) |
| National University of Tucumán Complutense University of Madrid | |
| Profession | Law professor |
Political and academic career
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.
