Mayor Bill de Blasio defended the chair of the New York City Housing Authority as a superb administrator, a day after two elected officials called for her firing.

Under NYCHA chair Shola Olatoye, the agency has lied to the federal government about lead paint inspections, ignored complaints about a leaky ceiling that later collapsed on tenants and allowed tenants to endure freezing apartments without heat.

But de Blasio said that when assessing the totality of what the agency has accomplished during her tenure, Olatoye has made “tremendous progress” — even though three senior NYCHA officials have stepped down amid the scandals.

“When Shola took office, the Housing Authority was literally teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. She righted the ship. So I want to give her a lot of credit,” the mayor said at an unrelated press conference Tuesday in the Bronx. “I continue to have great faith in her.”

Public Advocate Letitia James and City Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. (D-Bronx) both called for Olatoye’s firing Monday, just hours after City Hall announced the resignation of NYCHA general manager Michael Kelly, the agency’s No. 2 official.

De Blasio dodged a question about whether Kelly left because of his role in reporting false data about led paint to the feds.

“If he was ready to make the move, that was the right time to make it,” de Blasio said. “It was a natural reset moment.”