Barbara Roberts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetBarbara Roberts
American politician
Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1936
Place of Birth: Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Barbara Roberts
- 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 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.
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