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

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Early years

Rosalba Ciarlini was born on October 26, 1952, in Mossoró, Ciarlini is of Italian descent, and granddaughter of Italian Pietro Ciarlini, one of the first professional soccer players in Rio Grande do Norte. 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

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in the first round. She was elected mayor again in 1996 and re-elected in 2000.

Senator

In 2006 she was elected senator for

after a hard race against then-Senator

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, with a margin of 0.76% of the votes. 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. Her vice governor is

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References

External links

Page of Senator Rosalba Ciarlini
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ciarlini, Rosalba 1952 births Living people Governors of Rio Grande do Norte Democrats (Brazil) politicians Brazilian people of Italian descent Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Women state governors of Brazil Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) politicians Progressistas politicians People from Mossoró Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte alumni