Santiago Rivero

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Santiago Rivero
Born (1988-10-22) October 22, 1988 (age 35)
Huelva, Spain
OccupationPolitician
MovementSpanish Socialist Workers' Party, COGAM

Santiago José Rivero Cruz (El Repilado,[1] Huelva, 22 September 1988[2]) is a Spanish politician belonging to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, and member of the Asamblea de Madrid.[3]

Early life and career[change | change source]

Santiago was born in Huelva, Spain. He studied his undergraduate courses at the IES San José, in Cortejana, Huelva. He graduated in Political Science and Administration at the Complutense University of Madrid. Later, he graduated with a master's degree in Search engine optimization and Search Engine Marketing.[2]

He is member of the Asamblea de Madrid since 8 June 2021, after regional elections.[4] He is openly gay.[5] He is member of COGAM, a LGBT society in Spain. He joined to Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in 2019.[6]

In 2021, he sent a message to Rocío Monasterio (from Vox, a far right party) against Madrid LGBT rights law revocation, proposed by Vox and requested as a requirement to sign the government agreement with the Popular Party of Isabel Díaz Ayuso.[7]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Santiago Rivero | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Ficha del diputado - Asamblea de Madrid". www.asambleamadrid.es. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  3. "La LGTBIfobia en política. Hablamos con Santiago Rivero" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  4. Press, Europa (2021-03-26). "Santiago Rivero, vicepresidente de COGAM, se suma a la candidatura del PSOE para las elecciones". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  5. "Santiago Rivero, vicepresidente de COGAM, un activista LGTBI en la Asamblea de Madrid". Shangay (in Spanish). 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  6. Esteban, Paloma (2019-09-25). "El PSOE ficha como asesor al impulsor del manifiesto del Orgullo que 'expulsó' a Cs". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  7. "El mensaje de Santi Rivero a Rocío Monasterio ante su intento de derogar las leyes LGTBI de Madrid: "La sociedad les pasa por delante"". www.lasexta.com (in Spanish). 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2022-04-03.