{{short description|Filipino politician}} {{Philippine name|Ty|Pimentel}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Alexander T. Pimentel | image = Rep. Alexander Pimentel (20th Congress).jpg | image_size = | caption = Official portrait, 2025 | order = | office = Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Surigao del Sur's 2nd District | term_start = June 30, 2025 | predecessor = Johnny Pimentel | office1 = Governor of Surigao del Sur | vice_governor1 = Librado C. Navarro (2019–2022)<br />Manuel Alameda (2022–2025) | term_start1 = June 30, 2019 | term_end1 = June 30, 2025 | predecessor1 = Manuel Alameda | successor1 = Johnny Pimentel | office2 = Mayor of Tandag | president2 = | term_start2 = June 30, 2016 | term_end2 = June 30, 2019 | predecessor2 = Roxanne C. Pimentel | successor2 = Roxanne C. Pimentel | birth_name = Alexander Ty Pimentel | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|7|9}} | birth_place = Davao City, Davao, Philippines<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_CARAGA/SDS/OPES_SDS/HOR_D2_PIMENTEL_ALEXANDER_T.pdf | title=Certificate of Candidacy for member, House of Representatives - Alexander Pimentel | website=comelec.gov.ph}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | party = PFP (2024-present) | other_party = PDP (2018-2024)<br>Liberal (2012-2018)<br>Lakas (until 2012) | First Lady = | children = | alma_mater = | relations = Vicente Pimentel Jr. {{small|(brother)}} | occupation = | signature = | spouse = | website = | footnotes = | term_start3 = June 30, 2004 | term_end3 = June 30, 2013 | successor 3 = | predecessor 3 = | predecessor3 = Mary Elizabeth Delgado | successor3 = Roxanne C. Pimentel }} '''Alexander "Ayec" Pimentel''' is a Filipino politician from the province of Surigao del Sur in the Philippines.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pcoo.gov.ph/news_releases/president-duterte-visits-wake-of-surigao-del-sur-governor-pimentel/ |title=President Duterte visits wake of Surigao del Sur Governor Pimentel |date=29 December 2018 |website=Pcoo.gov.ph |access-date=2019-08-07 |archive-date=2021-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710040718/https://pcoo.gov.ph/news_releases/president-duterte-visits-wake-of-surigao-del-sur-governor-pimentel/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He served as Governor of Surigao del Sur from 2019 to 2025. He was also the Mayor of Tandag of the same province from 2004 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1067402/duterte-visits-wake-of-surigao-del-sur-gov-pimentel-jr |title=Duterte visits wake of Surigao del Sur Gov. Pimentel Jr. |last=Esguerra |first=Darryl John |website=newsinfo.inquirer.net |date=28 December 2018 |language=en |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1016634 |title=President Duterte visits wake of Surigao del Sur Governor Pimentel |date=December 29, 2018 |website=pia.gov.ph |language=en |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mindanao.politics.com.ph/inday-sara-duterte-shows-support-to-mayor-alex-pimentel/ |title=Inday Sara Duterte shows support to Mayor Alex Pimentel |date=2019-01-19 |website=Politiko Mindanao |language=en-US |access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref>
He is the brother of politicians Vicente Pimentel Jr. and Johnny Pimentel.
On September 23, 2020, it was announced that Pimentel tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lopez|first=Alexander|date=September 23, 2020|title=Surigao Sur guv tests positive for Covid-19|work=Philippine News Agency|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1116316|access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> He was hospitalized on September 28 and was exhibiting mild symptoms.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lopez|first=Alexander|date=September 29, 2020|title=Surigao Sur guv hospitalized for Covid-19|work=Philippine News Agency|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1116980|access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref>
In 2025, Pimentel was elected to the House of Representatives representing Surigao del Sur's 2nd district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pimentels, Barbers extend political dominance in Surigao |date=May 14, 2025 |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1250055 |publisher=Philippine News Agency |accessdate=May 14, 2025}}</ref>
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