Barbara Roberts
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 |
| Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
| In office January 10, 1983 – July 30, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Grattan Kerans |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Gold |
| 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 |
| Metro Councilor from the 6th district | |
| In office February 24, 2011 – January 7, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Liberty |
| Succeeded by | Bob Stacey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Kay Hughey December 21, 1936 Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
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| Children | 2 |
| Education | Portland State University (BA) |
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. 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.