EXECUTIVE & CABINET Profile updated May 2026

Yván Gil

Foreign Minister of Venezuela

Nationality: Venezuelan Affiliations: PSUV Cohorts: Executive & cabinet

At a glance

Yván Gil is Venezuela's Foreign Minister, the senior diplomat managing the Maduro government's external relations including negotiations with the U.S., the EU, and Latin American neighbours over sanctions and recognition.

Who is Yván Gil?

Yván Gil Pinto serves as Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela. Before taking the foreign-affairs portfolio he served as Minister of Agriculture and Land. He is the public face of the Maduro government in international forums, including the UN, ALBA-TCP, and CELAC.

For foreign-investor and compliance teams, the Foreign Ministry is the principal Venezuelan channel for diplomatic-protocol matters affecting business operations — visa coordination, embassy access, and the formal counterpart for foreign-state engagement on commercial and consular questions.

Also known as: Yván Gil Pinto.

Network & connections

The following figures are part of Yván Gil's direct political, cabinet, or institutional network — useful for compliance teams mapping the wider Venezuelan power structure:

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Who is Yván Gil?
Yván Gil is the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, the senior diplomat representing the Maduro government in international relations. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Land.

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