List_of_Northern_Mariana_Islands_Governors

List of governors of the Northern Mariana Islands

List of governors of the Northern Mariana Islands

Head of state and of government the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands

The following is a list of persons who served as governor of Northern Mariana Islands. The term of office is 4 years. The longest-serving governors in CNMI history are Pedro Tenorio, who served 12 years in office from 1982 to 1990 and from 1998 to 2002, and Benigno Fitial, who served 7 years, one month, and 11 days from 2006 to 2013.

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The current governor is Arnold Palacios, since January 9, 2023.

List

Parties

  Democratic (2)   Republican (7)   Covenant (1)   Independent (1)

Resident Commissioners

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Governors

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Succession

Main article: Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States § Northern Mariana Islands

See also

Footnotes

  1. To shift governor elections to even-numbered years, the 2009 gubernatorial election was for a five-year term.[1]
  2. Fitial resigned following impeachment by the House of Representatives and prior to likely conviction in an impeachment trial by the Senate.[2][3]
  3. Fitial switched his party affiliation from the Covenant Party to the Republican Party on January 5, 2011, while in office.[4]
  4. As lieutenant governor, Inos became governor following the resignation of Benigno Fitial.[2][3]
  5. Inos died on December 29, 2015, while in office.[5][6]
  6. Inos switched his party affiliation from the Covenant Party to the Republican Party in September 2013, while in office.[7]
  7. As lieutenant governor, Torres became governor following the death of Eloy Inos.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    Casas, Gemma (November 17, 2009). "Northern Marianas' election race heats up". Radio Australia. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  2. [2]
    Erediano, Emmanuel (February 21, 2013). "New Governor, Lt. Governor". Marianas Variety. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013.
  3. [3]
    Eugenio, Haidee (March 2013). "Gov Benigno Fitial Steps Down, Eloy Inos Steps In: Dawn of a New Era for CNMI?". Islands Business. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014.
  4. [4]
    Eugenio, Haidee (January 8, 2011). "Fitial Now Back to Republican Party, Governor's End Goal to Merge Covenant with GOP". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013.
  5. [5]
    Chan, Dennis B. (December 30, 2015). "CNMI Mourns Inos' Death". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015.
  6. [6]
    Chan, Dennis B. (December 30, 2015). "Torres Becomes Governor; Hocog Is Lt. Gov". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015.
  7. [7]
    Eugenio, Haidee (September 19, 2013). "Inos, Covenant Party Members Rejoining GOP". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014.
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