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 (age 63)
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.[1] In March 2003, Pimentel abandoned the People's Party (PP) in protest over the Irak War crisis,[2][3][4] forming his own party, the Andalusian Forum.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Pimentel dimite por el 'caso Aycart' El ministro anuncia su "decisión irrevocable" a la prensa antes de comunicársela al presidente". El País (in Spanish). 20 February 2000. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Pimentel se va del PP". El País (in Spanish). 24 March 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Una despedida que se ha fraguado en los tres últimos años". El País (in Spanish). 25 March 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Los 'efectos colaterales' en el PP". El País (in Spanish). 25 March 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. ^ "El foro de Pimentel podría constituirse en partido el próximo mes de diciembre si "aporta ideas nuevas"". El País (in Spanish). 7 October 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Pimentel se presentará por Córdoba a las elecciones con un partido "atípico" y andalucista". El País (in Spanish). 21 December 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2020.