Olívia Santana

Maria Olivia Santana is a Brazilian politician, activist, and teacher. From 2005 until 2012, she was a city councilor in the city of Salvador, Bahia. From 2015 until 2017, she was the Secretary of Policies for Women in the state of Bahia. From 2017 to 2018, she worked as the . In 2019 she became a state representative in the Legislative Assembly of Bahia. She was the first black woman elected as a state legislator in Bahia.

Life and career Santana attended the Federal University of Bahia, where she graduated with a teaching degree. While Santana was a councilor in the city of Salvador, she authored a bill that resulted in the proclamation of a Municipal Day for Combating Religious Intolerance. This municipal legislation was the inspiration for a federal law that was passed in 2007, declaring a National Day to Combat Religious Intolerance. Santana also served as the Secretary of Education and Culture of Salvador. in a coalition nomination by 13 other leftist parties.

In the Rui Costa government, Santana served as Bahia's State Secretary of Policies for Women and then Secretary of State for Employment, Employment and Sports. This made her the first black woman elected as a state legislator in Bahia.