Yván Gil Pinto

Yván Eduardo Gil Pinto (born 15 August 1972) is a Venezuelan diplomat and politician serving as the Minister of Science and Technology of Venezuela since 2026. He previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 2023 to July 2026.

Biography Gil holds a degree in agricultural engineering from the Central University of Venezuela, and also pursued a doctorate in biotechnology in Montpellier, France. Prior to his political career, he was president of the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), and of the state-owned agricultural supply company Agropatria.

Gil is a member of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). In 2013–2014 and 2015–2016, he served as Minister of Agriculture and Land, and in 2017, he was appointed Vice Minister for Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Gil succeeded Carlos Faría as Minister of Foreign Affairs in January 2023; one commentator saw Gil's appointment as an attempt by president Nicolás Maduro to strengthen relations between Venezuela and the European Union, as his predecessor was viewed as close to the Russian government.

On 14 July 2026, interim president Delcy Rodríguez appointed Félix Plasencia to replace Gil as foreign minister and announced that Gil would be appointed Minister of Science and Technology.