Roseana Sarney Murad is the governor of the Brazilian state of Maranhão

Maranhão

Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent...

. She is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party and daughter of former President and currently senator José Sarney

José Sarney

José Sarney de Araújo Costa is a Brazilian lawyer, writer and politician. He served as president of Brazil from 15 March 1985 to 15 March 1990....

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Roseana has served in a number of elected offices, including congresswoman

Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. As of 2006, the chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms...

 from 1991 to 1994, governor of Maranhão from 1994 to 2002 and senator

Senate of Brazil

The Federal Senate of Brazil is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil. Created by the first Constitution of the Brazilian Empire in 1824, it was inspired by the United Kingdom's House of Lords, but with the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889 it became closer to the United States...

 from 2003 to 2009. She even considered a run for the Presidency

Brazilian general election, 2002

Lula's Worker's Party won the most seats in the Parliamentary elections, though failed to gain an outright majority as they won only 91 of the 513 seats.-Results:...

 in 2001, but a corruption scandal led to her withdrawal from the race in April 2002.

External links

• Bank Julius Baer: Brazilian Senator Roseana Sarney estimated USD 150M in Caymans, 1999