Gerardo Pisarello Prados (; born 10 August 1970) is a Spanish-Argentine politician and jurist, member of the 13th Congress of Deputies. A member of

Barcelona en Comú Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a pop ...

, he served as First Deputy Mayor of

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

between 2015 and 2019, with responsibility for Work, Economy and Strategic Planning.

Political and academic career

A former professor in constitutional law at the

University of Barcelona The University of Barcelona (official name in ; UB), formerly also known as Central University of Barcelona (), is a public research university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was established in 1450. With 76,000 students, ...

, he was elected to the Barcelona City Council as part of the

municipal platform. He is the author of numerous books on constitutionalism,

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

and the right to the city and writes for Público, Eldiario.es and Sin Permiso. Pisarello was vice president of the DESC Observatory for over ten years and was one of the founding members of the

anti-capitalist Anti-capitalism is a political ideology and Political movement, movement encompassing a variety of attitudes and ideas that oppose capitalism. Anti-capitalists seek to combat the worst effects of capitalism and to eventually replace capitalism ...

and pro-

independence Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of ...

Procés Constituent. He is a member of the Advisory Panel of DiEM25.

References

Barcelona municipal councillors (2015–2019) Living people Members of the 13th Congress of Deputies (Spain) 1970 births Members of the 14th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Spanish people of Argentine descent Members of the 15th Congress of Deputies (Spain) {{Catalonia-politician-stub