Johana Farina Pesántez Benítez (born 20 November 1975) is an Ecuadorian politician, she was Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Religious Affairs between 13 May 2011 and 18 June 2013.

[1] Pesántez speaks five languages, besides her native Spanish they are English, Portuguese, French and Italian.

[1] Pesántez has a licentiate in Juridical Science and a doctorate in Jurisprudence by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

[4] On 28 and 29 November 2012 Ecuador hosted the Ninth Meeting of Justice Ministers of the Organization of American States.

Pesántez inaugurated the meeting together with the Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza.