Ricardo Bravo Oliva is a Chilean civil engineer and politician who served as Intendant of the Valparaíso Region.

[1] During the whole Michelle Bachelet's first government (2006-2010), he held the position of Governor of Valparaíso.

In 2011, he registered his candidacy with Abel Gallardo at the headquarters of the Socialist Party of Chile to compete with the then mayor of Valparaíso Jorge Castro in the 2012 Chilean municipal election.

In 2013, he announced his candidacy for deputy for 14th District of Viña del Mar and Concón.

In 2015, he supported the unsuccessful candidacy of Camilo Escalona for the presidency of the PS during the internal elections of that year.