Barbara Roberts

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.Note: Kate Brown became governor in 2015 following the resignation of John Kitzhaber; she was elected in 2016. 

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 until January 2013, she served on the council of Metro, the regional government in the Portland metropolitan area.

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Category:1936 births
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Category:Governors of Oregon
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians