Manu Pineda

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pineda and the second or maternal family name is Marín.

Manu Pineda
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for Spain
In office
2 July 2019 – 16 July 2024
Personal details
Born
Manuel Pineda Marín

(1965-09-02) 2 September 1965 (age 59)
Málaga, Spain
Political partyCommunist Party of Spain
United Left
Other political
affiliations		Workers' Commissions

Manuel "Manu" Pineda Marín (pronounced [ˈmanu piˈneða]; born 2 September 1965) is a Spanish communist politician from the United Left coalition who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[1] He is the long-time head of international relations for the Spanish Communist Party (PCE)[2]

On 15 September 2022, he was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Lista de los 54 eurodiputados elegidos este domingo en España". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ DELGADO, GEMA (12 May 2019). "Manu Pineda: "Allí donde esté, representaré a mis organizaciones: el PCE e Izquierda Unida"". mundoobrero.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop".
  4. ^ "Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez" (PDF).


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