| Ivonete Dantas | |
| Office1: | Vereador for Caicó |
| Term Start1: | 1 January 2017 |
| Office2: | Senator for Rio Grande do Norte |
| Term Start2: | 8 December 2011 |
| Term End2: | 31 January 2015 |
| Predecessor2: | Garibaldi Alves |
| Successor2: | Fátima Bezerra |
| Office3: | Secretary of Social Assistance for Caicó |
| Term Start3: | 1 January 2001 |
| Term End3: | 31 March 2004 |
| Predecessor3: | Roberto Germano |
| Office4: | State Deputy for Rio Grande do Norte |
| Term Start4: | 1 January 1995 |
| Term End4: | 31 December 1998 |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Caicó, RN, Brazil |
| Party: | PMDB |
Ivonete Dantas Silva (born 16 August 1959) is a Brazilian politician and businesswoman. The current assemblywomen for her hometown of Caicó, she served as the town's secretary of public assistance, as a state representative, and as a member of the federal senate of Brazil from 2011 to 2015.[1] [2] [3]
Dantas was born to Tamires Silva and Maria Dantas Silva. She is one of 6 children. She married young and was a mother at 17 and a grandmother at 37.[4] She was a businesswoman prior to entering politics.[4]
Dantas succeeded Garibaldi Alves after his retirement from the federal senate in 2014.[4] She was elected to the city council in 2016 with 878 votes.[4]