For the fictional character named Barbara Millicent Roberts, see Barbie.
Barbara Roberts
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 12, 1981 – January 7, 1985
Preceded by
George Starr
Succeeded by
Mike Burton
Personal details
Born
(1936-12-21) December 21, 1936 (age 87) Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
Neal Sanders
(m. 1954; div. 1972)
Frank L. Roberts
(m. 1974; died 1993)
Relations
Robert M.Sanders
Kaitlin R. Sanders
Children
2
Education
Portland State University (BA)
Other office(s)
1983–1984: Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives
Barbara Kay Roberts (née Hughey; born December 21, 1936) is an American politician from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, she served as the 34th Governor of Oregon from 1991 to 1995. She was the first woman elected to serve as Oregon governor, and the only woman elected to that office until 2016.[1] 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]
^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. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
^"Three Metro Councilors will be sworn in at Monday inauguration". Metro. January 4, 2013. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
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