Barbara Roberts
1936- American politician (1985-1991 Oregon Secretary of State, member of the Oregon House of Representatives, 1991-1995 Governor of Oregon)
Barbara Kay Roberts (born December 21, 1936) is an American politician from the state of Oregon. She served as the 34th Governor of Oregon from 1991 to 1995. She was the first woman to serve as Oregon governor, and the only woman elected to that office until 2016.[1]
Barbara Roberts | |
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| 34th Governor of Oregon | |
| In office January 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Neil Goldschmidt |
| Succeeded by | John Kitzhaber |
| 21st Secretary of State of Oregon | |
| In office January 7, 1985 – January 14, 1991 | |
| Governor | Victor Atiyeh Neil Goldschmidt |
| Preceded by | Norma Paulus |
| Succeeded by | Phil Keisling |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 17th district | |
| In office January 1981 – January 1985 | |
| Preceded by | George Starr |
| Succeeded by | Mike Burton |
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| Born | December 21, 1936 Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Neal Sanders (1954–1972) Frank Roberts (1974–1993) |
| Alma mater | Portland State University |
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A Democrat, Roberts was also the first woman to serve as majority leader in the Oregon House of Representatives. She also won two terms as Oregon Secretary of State, and served in local and county government in Portland.
Roberts was married to Oregon state Sen. Frank L. Roberts from 1974 until his death in 1993. From February 2011[2] until January 2013, she served on the council of Metro, the regional government in the Portland metropolitan area.[3]
References
change- ↑ Note: Kate Brown became governor in 2015 following the resignation of John Kitzhaber; she was elected in 2016.
- ↑ Mortenson, Eric (February 25, 2011). "Metro names attorney as acting chief operating officer; Barbara Roberts sworn in". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Three Metro Councilors will be sworn in at Monday inauguration". Metro. January 4, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
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| Whiteaker | Gibbs | Woods | Grover | Chadwick | Thayer | Moody | Pennoyer | Lord | Geer | Chamberlain | Benson | Bowerman | West | Withycombe | Olcott | Pierce | I. Patterson | Norblad | Meier | Martin | Sprague | Snell | Hall | McKay | P. Patterson | Smith | Holmes | Hatfield | McCall | Straub | Atiyeh | Goldschmidt | Roberts | Kitzhaber | Kulongoski |
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