Roseana Sarney

Roseana Sarney
61st Governor of Maranhão
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 17, 2009
Preceded by Jackson Lago
Personal details
Born June 1, 1953 (1953-06-01) (age 58)
São Luís, MA
Nationality Brazil
Political party PMDB
Occupation Politician
Website ma.gov.br

Roseana Sarney Murad (born June 1, 1953 in São Luís, Maranhão) is the governor of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. She is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party and daughter of former President and currently senator José Sarney.

Roseana has served in a number of elected offices, including congresswoman from 1991 to 1994, governor of Maranhão from 1994 to 2002 and senator from 2003 to 2009.[1] She even considered a run for the Presidency in 2001,[2] but a corruption scandal led to her withdrawal from the race in April 2002.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Roseana Sarney Murad" (in Portuguese). Senado Federal. http://www.senado.gov.br/senadores/senadores_biografia.asp?codparl=3359. 
  2. ^ Rohter, Larry (December 19, 2001 (2001-12-19)). "Brazil's Unlikely Rising Star in Politics: a Woman". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/19/world/brazil-s-unlikely-rising-star-in-politics-a-woman.html. 
  3. ^ Gibb, Tom (April 14, 2002 (2002-04-14)). "Brazil's woman candidate quits race". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1928753.stm. 

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Governors of Maranhão (1889–2012)

1889 governmental junta • Pedro Augusto Tavares Júnior • Eleutério Frazão Muniz Varela • José Tomás da Porciúncula • Gomes de Castro • Manuel Inácio Belfort Vieira • José Viana Vaz • Tarquínio Lopes • Lourenço Augusto de Sá e Albuquerque • 1891 governmental junta • Manuel Inácio Belfort Vieira • Alfredo da Cunha Martins • Casimiro Júnior • Manuel Inácio Belfort Vieira • Casimiro Júnior • Alfredo da Cunha Martins • Casimiro Júnior • Alfredo da Cunha Martins • José de Magalhães Braga • João Gualberto Torreão da Costa • Manuel Lopes da Cunha • Raimundo Nogueira da Cruz e Castro • Alexandre Colares Moreira Júnior • Raimundo Nogueira da Cruz e Castro • Alexandre Colares Moreira Júnior • Benedito Leite • Artur Quadros Colares Moreira • Mariano Martins Lisboa Neto • Américo Vespúcio dos Reis • Frederico de Sá Filgueiras • Luís Domingues • Afonso Gifwning de Matos • Herculano Nina Parga • Antônio Brício de Araújo • José Joaquim Marques • Raul da Cunha Machado • Urbano Santos • Raul da Cunha Machado • Godofredo Viana • Magalhães de Almeida • José Pires Sexto • 1930 governmental junta • José Luso Torres • Reis Perdigão • Astoldo de Barros Serra • Joaquim Gaudie de Aquino Correia • Lourival Seroa da Mota • Américo Wanick • Álvaro Jansen Serra Lima Saldanha • Antônio Martins de Almeida • Aquiles Lisboa • Roberto Carlos Vasco Carneiro de Mendonça • Paulo Ramos • Clodomir Serra Serrão Cardoso • Eleazar Soares Campos • Saturnino Belo • João Pires Ferreira • Sebastião Archer • Traiaú Rodrigues Moreira • Eugênio Barros • César Alexandre Aboud • Eugênio Barros • Alderico Novais Machado • Eurico Bartolomeu Ribeiro • José de Matos Carvalho • Newton Belo • José Sarney • Pedro Neiva de Santana • José Murad • Nunes Freire • João Castelo • Ivar Saldanha • Luís Rocha • Epitácio Cafeteira • João Alberto de Souza • Edison Lobão • Ribamar Fiquene • Roseana Sarney • José Reinaldo Tavares • Jackson Lago • Roseana Sarney
   

ES: Renato Casagrande (PSB)
GO: Marconi Perillo (PSDB)
MA: Roseana Sarney (PMDB)
MT: Silval Barbosa (PMDB)
MS: André Puccinelli (PMDB)
MG: Antônio Anastasia (PSDB)

PA: Simão Jatene (PSDB)
PB: Ricardo Coutinho (PSB)
PR: Beto Richa (PSDB)
PE: Eduardo Campos (PSB)
PI: Wilson Martins (PSB)
RJ: Sérgio Cabral Filho (PMDB)

RN: Rosalba Ciarlini (DEM)
RS: Tarso Genro (PT)
RO: Confúcio Moura (PMDB)
RR: José de Anchieta Júnior (PSDB)
SC: Raimundo Colombo (DEM)
SE: Marcelo Déda (PT)

SP: Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)
TO: Siqueira Campos (PSDB)

DF: Agnelo Queiroz (PT)