Roseana Sarney | |
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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 | São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil | 1 June 1953
Political party | MDB (2006–present) |
Other political affiliations | PFL (1990–2006) |
Spouse |
Jorge Murad Júnior (m. 1976) |
Parents |
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Relatives |
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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]