Richar Vaquero

Ricardo Vaquero Moreno (born in Erandio on 27 May 1974), known as Richar Vaquero, is a Basque social educator, educational psychologist and politician.

He is currently a member of the General Assemblies of Biscay (legislature of Biscay). He is also coordinator and member of the executive committee of the party Podemos Euskadi.

Previously he held the position of general secretary of Podemos Sestao, from 2015 to 2021.

Biography and career
He was born in Erandio in 1974. He studied a diploma in teaching at the University of the Basque Country. Later he also studied a licenciate degree in psychopedagogy at the University of the Basque Country, which he finished with a diploma of research proficiency. After that, he completed a master's degree in pedagogy at the University of the Basque Country.

He is a social educator and educational psychologist. He has worked in the Berriztu association for more than twenty years, in areas related to the social reintegration of minors and juvenile justice. He is currently director of the Urgozo juvenile justice educational center (belonging to Berriztu).

Political career
Part of the Podemos party since its inception around 2014, he collaborated in its initial creation in the municipality of Sestao. He collaborated in the initial creation of Podemos Sestao, helping to create the electoral platform Bai Ahal Da-Sí Se Puede (Sestao)-BAD-SSP (Yes We Can Sestao), along with other people such as Inma Arias, Soraya Pereira, Montserrat Roca, Isidoro Temprano or Ángela Sevilla.

In the 2015 Spanish local elections, he was a candidate for councillor for the electoral platform Bai Ahal Da-Sí Se Puede (Sestao)-BAD-SSP, candidacies promoted by Podemos, with Soraya Pereira as a candidate for Mayor of Sestao. Although he did not obtain a seat on the City Council of Sestao as a councillor. In the 2019 Spanish local elections, Vaquero repeated as a candidate for councillor of the Sestao city council for the electoral alliance Elkarrekin Podemos Sestao (Podemos, Ezker Anitza-IU and Greens Equo), with Soraya Pereira as a candidate for Mayor of Sestao. Although he did not obtain a seat in the city council either.

He was elected general secretary of Podemos Sestao in 2015. In 2019, he was again elected general secretary of Podemos Sestao. In 2021, he was elected coordinator of Vizcaya circles and member of the citizen council of Podemos Euskadi (committee executive), leaving the general secretary of Podemos Sestao and being succeeded by Pablo Fernández Mezo. In the 2023 Basque foral elections, he was the head of the list for the General Assemblies of Biscay, for the constituency of Enkarterriak-Las Encartaciones, for the electoral alliance Elkarrekin Bizkaia (Podemos, Ezker Anitza-IU, Greens Equo and Green Alliance), and with Eneritz de Madariaga as a candidate for General Deputy of Bizkaia. He obtained a seat as a deputy of the regional Parliament of Biscay, during the XII Legislature.

Vaquero was elected member of the Bureau of the Biscayan parliament, as second secretary, with Ana Otadui as speaker of the General Assemblies of Biscay.

In 2024, in the 2024 Basque regional elections, Vaquero was a candidate for deputy of the Basque Parliament for the Biscay constituency for the electoral alliance Elkarrekin Podemos (Podemos Euskadi and Green Alliance), with Miren Gorrotxategi as the head of the list and candidate for prime minister of the Basque Government.

Personal life
He currently lives in Sestao. He is married to politician Soraya Pereira. They have two daughters.