# Manuel Pimentel

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{{Short description|Spanish politician and writer}}
{{family name hatnote|Pimentel|Siles|lang=Spanish}}
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| name           = Manuel Pimentel
| image          = Manuel Pimentel 2007 (cropped).jpg
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| office         = [Minister of Labour and Social Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Labour_(Spain))
| term_start     = 19 January 1999
| term_end       = 21 February 2000
| prime_minister = [José María Aznar](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Aznar)
| predecessor    = [Javier Arenas](/source/Javier_Arenas_(politician))
| successor      = [Juan Carlos Aparicio](/source/Juan_Carlos_Aparicio)
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| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1961|8|30|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [Seville](/source/Seville), [Spain](/source/Spain)
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| birth_name     = Manuel Ramón Pimentel Siles
| party          = [People's Party](/source/People's_Party_(Spain)) {{small|(1990–2003)}}<br/>Andalusian Forum {{small|(2003–2006)}}
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| alma_mater     = [University of Córdoba](/source/University_of_C%C3%B3rdoba_(Spain))
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'''Manuel Ramón Pimentel Siles''' (born 30 August 1961) is a Spanish politician and writer. He served as [Minister of Labour and Social of Spain](/source/Ministry_of_Labour_(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](/source/People's_Party_(Spain)) (PP) in protest over the [Irak War](/source/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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