Rosalba Ciarlini

Rosalba Scotia Ciarlini Rosado (Mossoró, October 26, 1952) is a medical doctor and Brazilian politician. Affiliated with the PP, she was the governor of the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

Rosalba Ciarlini
56th Governor of Rio Grande do Norte
In office
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byIberê Ferreira
Succeeded byRobinson Faria
Senator for Rio Grande do Norte
In office
February 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010
Mayor of Mossoró
In office
January 1, 1989 – December 31, 1992
January 1, 1997 – December 31, 2004
Personal details
Born (1952-10-26) October 26, 1952
Mossoró, RN
Political partyPDT (1986–1992)
PFL (1992–2007)
DEM (2007–2016)
PP (2016–present)
ProfessionDoctor

Early years

Rosalba Ciarlini was born on October 26, 1952, in Mossoró,[1] Ciarlini is of Italian descent, and granddaughter of Italian Pietro Ciarlini, one of the first professional soccer players in Rio Grande do Norte.[2] Rosalba is a pediatrician with a degree from Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. She was president of the branch of Unimed in Mossoró.

She is married to Carlos Augusto Rosado, son of former Governor Dix-Sept Rosado and has four children: Lorraine, Charles Edward, Karla and Marlos. Her husband's sister, Ruth Ciarlini, was a state representative and is now deputy mayor of Mossoró.

Political career

Prefect of Mossoró

She made her political debut in 1988 when she was elected mayor of Mossoró, for the first time, under the Democratic Labor Party banner. In 1994, she ran for vice governor on the gubernatorial ticket headed by Lavoisier Maia Sobrinho, but was defeated by Garibaldi Alves Filho in the first round. She was elected mayor again in 1996 and re-elected in 2000.

Senator

In 2006 she was elected senator for Rio Grande do Norte after a hard race against then-Senator Fernando Bezerra, with a margin of 0.76% of the votes.[3] She was chairwoman of the Senate Social Affairs Committee from 2009 to 2010.

Governor

In state elections in Rio Grande do Norte in 2010, she was elected governor in the first round with 52.46% of the votes.[4] Her vice governor is Robinson Faria.

References
  1. "Rosalba Ciarlini". Folha Online. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. "Quicksilver". November 18, 2005. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  3. "Rosalba Ciarlini (PFL) is elected senator in Rio Grande do Norte" (in Portuguese). January 10, 2006. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  4. "RN: Rosalba Ciarlini é eleita governadora no 1º turno" [RN: Rosalba Ciarlini is elected governor in first round]. Portal Terra (in Portuguese). October 4, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.