Roseana Sarney

Roseana Sarney
Sarney in 2024
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
1 February 2023
ConstituencyMaranhão
In office
1 February 1991 – 16 December 1994
ConstituencyMaranhão
Governor of Maranhão
In office
17 April 2009 – 10 December 2014
Vice GovernorJoão Alberto de Souza
Washington Oliveira
Preceded byJackson Lago
Succeeded byArnaldo Melo
In office
1 January 1995 – 5 April 2002
Vice GovernorJosé Reinaldo Tavares
Preceded byRibamar Fiquene
Succeeded byJosé Reinaldo Tavares
Senator for Maranhão
In office
1 February 2003 – 17 April 2009
Personal details
Born (1953-06-01) 1 June 1953
PartyMDB (2006–present)
Other political
affiliations
PFL (1990–2006)
Spouse
Jorge Murad Júnior
(m. 1976)
Parents
Relatives
Alma materUniversity of Brasília
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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 and a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to 1994 and from 2023 to present. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), Sarney is the daughter of former President and senator José Sarney.

Sarney considered running for president in 2002, but a corruption scandal led to her withdrawal from the race on 15 April 2002.