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Timipre Sylva

Timipre Sylva
Hon. Timipre Sylva
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources
In office
21 August 2019 – 31 March 2023
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
MinisterMuhammadu Buhari
Preceded byEmmanuel Ibe Kachikwu
Succeeded byHeineken Lokpobiri (Oil)
Ekperikpe Ekpo (Gas)
Governor of Bayelsa State
In office
27 May 2008 – 27 January 2012
Preceded byWerinipre Seibarugo
Succeeded byNestor Binabo
In office
29 May 2007 – 16 April 2008
Preceded byGoodluck Jonathan
Succeeded byWerinipre Seibarugo
Special Assistant to Minister of State for Petroleum Resources
In office
2004–2007
Personal details
Born (1964-07-07) 7 July 1964 (age 60)
Okpoama-Brass, Eastern Region (now in Bayelsa State), Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
SpouseAlanyingi Sylva
Children3
EducationUniversity of Port Harcourt
UBIS University
OccupationPolitician

Timipre Marlin Sylva CON (born 7 July 1964)[1] is a Nigerian politician who served as the minister of state for Petroleum Resources of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023.[2] He previously served as governor of Bayelsa State from 2007 to 2012.

  1. ^ "Official Portal of Bayelsa State – The Governor". Bayelsa, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  2. ^ Osahon, Julius (10 September 2021). "Ministry floats $50m Nigerian content research, development fund". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

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