Gerardo Pisarello Prados (born 1970) is a Spanish-Argentine politician and jurist, member of the

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. A member of

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, he served as First Deputy Mayor of

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

Political and academic career

A former professor in constitutional law at the

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

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

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and the right to the city and writes for Público,

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and Sin Permiso. Pisarello was vice president of the DESC Observatory for over ten years and was one of the founding members of the

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and pro-

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. He is a member of the Advisory Panel of

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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 {{Catalonia-politician-stub