| Vicente T. Pimentel Jr. | |
| Office: | Governor of Surigao del Sur |
| Term Start: | June 30, 2016 |
| Term End: | December 25, 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Johnny Pimentel |
| Successor: | Manuel Alameda |
| Vicegovernor: | Manuel Alameda |
| Term Start2: | June 30, 2001 |
| Term End2: | June 30, 2010 |
| Predecessor2: | Primo Murillo |
| Successor2: | Johnny Pimentel |
| Office3: | Mayor of Carrascal |
| Term Start3: | June 30, 2010 |
| Term End3: | June 30, 2016 |
| Predecessor3: | Alfred Arreza |
| Successor3: | Vicente Pimentel III |
| Term Start4: | June 30, 1992 |
| Term End4: | June 30, 2001 |
| Birth Name: | Vicente Ty Pimentel, Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1947 |
| Death Place: | Surigao del Sur |
| Honorific Prefix: | The Honorable |
Vicente Pimentel Jr. (March 12, 1947[1] – December 25, 2018), also known as BB Boy Pimentel or simply BB Pimentel, was a Filipino politician. He served as the governor of Surigao del Sur province for three non-consecutive terms from 2001 until 2010 and again from 2016 until his death in office on December 25, 2018.[2] [3]
Pimentel began his professional career in politics as a barangay captain in Tandag, the capital of Surigao del Sur.[2] He served as the mayor of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, from 1992 until 2001 and again from 2010 to 2016.[2] Pimentel then served as governor of Surigao del Sur from 2016 until his death in 2018.
In 2018, Pimentel filed to run for re-election as governor in the forthcoming 2019 Philippine general election in May 2019.[2] However, Pimentel later withdrew from his re-election race due to deteriorating health.[2] His younger brother, Tandag Mayor Alexander Pimentel, replaced him as the new gubernatorial candidate.[2]
Governor Pimentel was hospitalized in Manila in December 2018, but checked himself out of the hospital on December 24 to return home to Surigao del Sur for Christmas.[2] He died in his sleep the next day on December 25, 2018, at his home in Surigao del Sur at the age of 71.[2]