Pedro Zerolo

Who is Pedro Zerolo?

Pedro González Zerolo is a Spanish lawyer and politician, currently a town councilman of the city of Madrid, and a member of the Federal Executive Committee of the PSOE where he holds the position of Secretary for Social Movements and Relations with NGOs. He is a trustee of the Fundacion IDEAS, Spain's Socialist Party's think tank.

Zerolo was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where his father lived in exile from the Francoist government. He studied law at the University of La Laguna on Tenerife. After gaining his diploma, he moved to Madrid, where he continued his studies, focusing on comparative law. At the same time, he collaborated with Catholic priest Enrique de Castro in a project to help the people of the poor Madrid barrio of Entrevías.

In 1992 he became a legal consultant for the Colectivo Gay de Madrid. In late 1993, he was elected president of the organization.

He subsequently provided legal assistance to the Federación Estatal de Gays y Lesbianas. In 1998 he became president of that organization, which is now known as the Federación Estatal de Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales y Bisexuales. He was reelected in 2000 and 2002. In 2004 he joined the board of directors of the International Lesbian and Gay Association.