Yván Gil

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gil and the second or maternal family name is Pinto.
Yván Gil
Gil in August 2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 January 2023
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byCarlos Faria
Minister of Agriculture
In office
9 June 2015 – 6 January 2016
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byJosé Luis Berroterán
Succeeded byJosé Luis Berroterán
In office
21 April 2013 – 2 September 2014
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byJuan Carlos Loyo
Succeeded byWilmar Castro Soteldo
Personal details
Born
Yván Eduardo Gil Pinto

(1972-08-15) 15 August 1972 (age 52)
Maracay, Venezuela
Political partyUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)
Alma materCentral University of Venezuela

Yván Eduardo Gil Pinto (born 15 August 1972) is a Venezuelan diplomat and politician serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela since 6 January 2023. Previously, he served as the minister of agriculture from 2013 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2016 and as the chargé d'affaires of Venezuela to the European Union.[1][2][3]

He is a member of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).[4]

In February 2024, Gil announced that the government of Venezuela ordered the United Nations human rights office in Caracas to shut down all operations, ordering the staff to leave the country within three days.[5]

References

  1. ^ swissinfo.ch, S. W. I. (2023-01-06). "Maduro nombra a su viceministro para Europa nuevo canciller de Venezuela". SWI swissinfo.ch (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. ^ "Venezuelan president names new head of PDVSA, foreign minister". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  3. ^ "Presidente de Venezuela designa nuevo jefe de estatal PDVSA y canciller". euronews (in Spanish). 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  4. ^ Solano, Luisana (2014-06-26). "Yván Gil sobre divergencias en el PSUV: Maduro nos ha dado estabilidad". Runrun (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  5. ^ "Venezuela Shuts Down UN Human Rights Office, Expels Staff". Voice of America. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-04-09.