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]

Gerardo Pisarello
Pisarello in 2015
First Secretary of the Congress of Deputies
Assumed office
21 May 2019
Preceded byAlicia Sánchez-Camacho
Deputy Mayor of Barcelona
In office
13 June 2015 – 15 June 2019
Preceded byJoaquim Forn
Succeeded byJaume Collboni
Member of the Congress of Deputies
Assumed office
21 May 2019
ConstituencyBarcelona
Member of the Barcelona City Council
In office
13 June 2015 – 15 June 2019
Personal details
Born
Gerardo Pisarello Prados

(1970-08-10) 10 August 1970 (age 54)
Tucumán, Argentina
CitizenshipSpanish · Argentinian
Political partyBarcelona en Comú (2014–present)
Catalunya en Comú (2017–present)
Alma materNational University of Tucumán
Complutense University of Madrid
ProfessionLaw professor

Political and academic career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "XIII Legislatura (2019-Actualidad) Pisarello Prados, Gerardo". Congress of Deputies. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. ^ "The new municipal organisational structure is headed by the mayor and 4 deputies". Ajuntament de Barcelona. Retrieved 24 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Puente, Arturo (2015-05-24). "Ada Colau Gana Barcelona". El Diario. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Gerardo Pisarello Prados". Dialnet. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Advisory Panel". DiEM25. Archived from the original on 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2019-06-26.