Edison Bariano Lobão (born 5 December 1936) is a Brazilian

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. He served as governor of

Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins a ...

from 15 March 1991 to 2 April 1994 and as minister of mines and energy in the national government under the

Dilma Rousseff Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the first ...

administration. He has also been a senator since 1987. He served as the

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in 2001.

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Living people 1936 births Governors of Maranhão Presidents of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Democratic Social Party politicians Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians Brazilian politicians convicted of crimes People named in the Panama Papers Energy ministers of Brazil {{Brazil-politician-stub