Manu Pineda

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

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]

Manu Pineda MEP
Member of the European Parliament for Spain
In office 2 July 2019 – 16 July 2024
Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with Palestine
In office 26 September 2019 – 15 July 2024
Preceded by	Neoklis Sylikiotis
Succeeded by	Lynn Boylan
Personal details
Born	Manuel Pineda Marín (1965-09-02) 2 September 1965 (age 59) Málaga, Spain
Political party	Communist Party of Spain United Left
Other political affiliations	Workers' Commissions

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]