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.

[5] Sylva's political career started in 1992 when he won a seat in the House of Assembly Election representing Brass constituency in old Rivers State.

His political career continued when he was appointed as the Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Petrolatum in 2004 under the auspices of Dr Edmund Daukoru.

[8] As a candidate of the People's Democratic Party Sylva won the 2007 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election and succeeded Goodluck Jonathan who went on to the position of Vice President.

The Appeal Court's five justices were unanimous in their decision and ordered that Speaker Werinipre Seibarugo be sworn in to replace Sylva as acting Governor, with a new election to be held within three months.