# Translation He began his activist career in the PSOE underground, during late Francoism. Gaspar Zarrías (Madrid, 1955) was a deputy, senator and powerful figure in the Chaves governments in Andalusia for 13 years and Secretary of State for Territorial Policy under Zapatero. Convicted and later rehabilitated in the ERE case, he is now facing charges again for an alleged scheme to obstruct judicial proceedings against his party.