Ana Patricia Orantes Thomas (born 20 January 1969) is a Guatemalan politician and biologist who serves as Minister of Environment and Natural Resources since 2024.

She is a biologist graduated from the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala; holds a master's degree in Public Policy for Development from Duke University, and obtained postgraduate studies in public administration at the University of Potsdam, Germany.

[2] Orantes is a cofounder of Movimiento Semilla political party and has held positions within its leadership.

Afterward, she coordinated the Semilla party in the Central District (Guatemala City's municipality).

[2] The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala presented a case of espionage and illegal wiretapping in 2019, allegedly requested by the then Minister of Economy, Acisclo Valladares Urruela, against members of the Semilla, including Samuel Pérez Álvarez, Lucrecia Hernández Mack and Ana Patricia Orantes Thomas.