{{Short description|Spanish politician and writer}} {{family name hatnote|Pimentel|Siles|lang=Spanish}} {{Expand Spanish|topic=bio|date=January 2020|Manuel Pimentel}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Manuel Pimentel | image = Manuel Pimentel 2007 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | order = | office = Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | term_start = 19 January 1999 | term_end = 21 February 2000 | prime_minister = José María Aznar | predecessor = Javier Arenas | successor = Juan Carlos Aparicio | constituency = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|8|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Seville, Spain | death_date = | death_place = | birth_name = Manuel Ramón Pimentel Siles | party = People's Party {{small|(1990–2003)}}<br/>Andalusian Forum {{small|(2003–2006)}} | other_party = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = University of Córdoba | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Manuel Ramón Pimentel Siles''' (born 30 August 1961) is a Spanish politician and writer. He served as Minister of Labour and Social of Spain from January 1999 to February 2000.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 February 2000 |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2000/02/20/espana/951001219_850215.html |title=Pimentel dimite por el 'caso Aycart' El ministro anuncia su "decisión irrevocable" a la prensa antes de comunicársela al presidente |language=Spanish |newspaper=El País |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref> In March 2003, Pimentel abandoned the People's Party (PP) in protest over the Irak War crisis,<ref>{{cite news |date=24 March 2003 |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2003/03/24/opinion/1048460402_850215.html |title=Pimentel se va del PP |language=Spanish |newspaper=El País |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2003 |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2003/03/25/andalucia/1048548132_850215.html |title=Una despedida que se ha fraguado en los tres últimos años |language=Spanish |newspaper=El País |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 March 2003 |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2003/03/25/andalucia/1048548133_850215.html |title=Los 'efectos colaterales' en el PP |language=Spanish |newspaper=El País |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref> forming his own party, the Andalusian Forum.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 October 2003 |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2003/10/07/andalucia/1065478932_850215.html |title=El foro de Pimentel podría constituirse en partido el próximo mes de diciembre si "aporta ideas nuevas" |language=Spanish |newspaper=El País |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 December 2003 |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2003/12/21/andalucia/1071962530_850215.html |title=Pimentel se presentará por Córdoba a las elecciones con un partido "atípico" y andalucista |language=Spanish |newspaper=El País |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
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