Manuel Pimentel

Manuel Pimentel
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
In office
19 January 1999  21 February 2000
Prime MinisterJosé María Aznar
Preceded byJavier Arenas
Succeeded byJuan Carlos Aparicio
Personal details
Born
Manuel Ramón Pimentel Siles

(1961-08-30) 30 August 1961
Seville, Spain
Political partyPeople's Party (1990–2003)
Andalusian Forum (2003–2006)
Alma materUniversity of Córdoba

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. In March 2003, Pimentel abandoned the People's Party (PP) in protest over the Irak War crisis, forming his own party, the Andalusian Forum.