Roseana Sarney | |
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 Sarney in 2024 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2023 | |
| Constituency | Maranhão |
| In office 1 February 1991 – 16 December 1994 | |
| Constituency | Maranhão |
| Governor of Maranhão | |
| In office 17 April 2009 – 10 December 2014 | |
| Vice Governor | João Alberto de Souza Washington Oliveira |
| Preceded by | Jackson Lago |
| Succeeded by | Arnaldo Melo |
| In office 1 January 1995 – 5 April 2002 | |
| Vice Governor | José Reinaldo Tavares |
| Preceded by | Ribamar Fiquene |
| Succeeded by | José Reinaldo Tavares |
| Senator for Maranhão | |
| In office 1 February 2003 – 17 April 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1953 São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil |
| Political party | MDB (2006–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PFL (1990–2006) |
| Spouse |
Jorge Murad Júnior (m. 1976) |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | University of Brasília |
Roseana Sarney Murad (born 1 June 1953) is a Brazilian politician and sociologist, who previously served as the Governor of Maranhão from 1995 to 2002 and from 2009 to 2014. Sarney served as a Senator from 2003 to 2009[1] and a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to 1994 and from 2023 to present.[2] A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), Sarney is the daughter of former President and senator José Sarney.[3]
Sarney considered running for president in 2002,[4] but a corruption scandal led to her withdrawal from the race on 15 April 2002.[5]
- ^ "Roseana Sarney Murad" (in Portuguese). Senado Federal. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal Roseana Sarney". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Antunes, Anderson. "How Brazil's Poorest State Minted One Of The Country's Richest -- And Most Controversial -- Political Clans". Forbes. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Rohter, Larry (19 December 2001). "Brazil's Unlikely Rising Star in Politics: a Woman". The New York Times.
- ^ Gibb, Tom (14 April 2002). "Brazil's woman candidate quits race". BBC News.