| Yaneth Giha Tovar | |
| Office: | Minister of National Education |
| President: | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Term Start: | 16 November 2016 |
| Term End: | 7 August 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Gina Parody |
| Successor: | María Victoria Angulo[1] |
| Office2: | Director of the Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation |
| Term Start2: | 20 August 2014 |
| Term End2: | 15 November 2016 |
| President2: | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Predecessor2: | Alicia Ríos Hurtado |
| Successor2: | Alejandro Olaya Dávila |
| Office3: | Deputy Minister of Defence |
| President3: | Juan Manuel Santos |
| Minister3: | Rodrigo Rivera Juan Carlos Pinzón |
| Term Start3: | 7 August 2010 |
| Term End3: | 4 June 2013 |
| Birth Place: | Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| Party: | Social Party of National Unity |
| Alma Mater: | King's College London University of Los Andes Pontifical Xavierian University |
| Profession: | Economist |
Yaneth Giha Tovar is an economist and politician who served as the Colombian Minister of Education from 2016 to 2018. Yaneth Giha has also held the position of Director of Colcienas and Deputy Minister of Defence (2010–2013).[2] Yaneth obtained an economics degree from University of Los Andes, and a master's degree from King's College London.[3]