List of governors of the Northern Mariana Islands
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| Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
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| Residence | Juan A. Sablan Memorial Bldg. |
| Term length | 4 years single term, eligible for second. |
| Inaugural holder | Carlos S. Camacho |
| Formation | January 9, 1978 |
| Website | Office of the Governor |
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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.
List[edit]
- Parties
Democratic (2) Republican (7) Covenant (1)
Resident Commissioners[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Officeholder (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Erwin Canham (1904–1982) |
July 19, 1975 | January 9, 1978 | Republican | |
Governors[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Officeholder (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Carlos S. Camacho (born 1937) |
1977 | January 9, 1978 | January 11, 1982 | Democratic | |
| 2 | 
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Pedro Tenorio (1934–2018) |
1981 1985 |
January 11, 1982 | January 8, 1990 | Republican | |
| 3 | Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero (1935–2006) |
1989 | January 8, 1990 | January 10, 1994 | Republican | ||
| 4 | Froilan Tenorio (1939–2020) |
1993 | January 10, 1994 | January 12, 1998 | Democratic | ||
| 5 |
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Pedro Tenorio (1934–2018) |
1997 | January 12, 1998 | January 14, 2002 | Republican | |
| 6 | 
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Juan Babauta (born 1953) |
2001 | January 14, 2002 | January 9, 2006 | Republican | |
| 7 | 
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Benigno Fitial (born 1945) |
2005 2009 |
January 9, 2006 | February 20, 2013 | Covenant (2006–2011) | |
| Republican (2011–2013) | |||||||
| 8 | 
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Eloy Inos (1949–2015) |
2014 | February 20, 2013 | December 29, 2015 | Covenant (2013) | |
| Republican (2013–2015) | |||||||
| 9 | 
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Ralph Torres (born 1979) |
2018 | December 29, 2015 | Incumbent | Republican | |
Succession[edit]
Living former governors[edit]
As of May 2018[update], three former governors were alive, the oldest being Carlos S. Camacho (1978–1982; born 1937). The most recent governor to die was Froilan Tenorio (1994–1998), on May 4, 2020. The most recently serving governor to die was Eloy Inos (2013–2015), who died in office on December 28, 2015.
| Name | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos S. Camacho | 1978–1982 | February 27, 1937 |
| Juan Babauta | 2002–2006 | September 7, 1953 |
| Benigno Fitial | 2006–2013 | November 27, 1945 |
Elections[edit]
2009 elections[edit]
2014 elections[edit]
2018 elections[edit]
See also[edit]
- List of governors of the Spanish Mariana Islands
- List of governors of Guam
- High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Fitial resigned following impeachment by the House of Representatives and prior to likely conviction in an impeachment trial by the Senate.[1][2]
- ^ Fitial switched his party affiliation from the Covenant Party to the Republican Party on January 5, 2011, while in office.[3]
- ^ As lieutenant governor, Inos became governor following the resignation of Benigno Fitial.[1][2]
- ^ Inos died on December 29, 2015, while in office.[4][5]
- ^ Inos switched his party affiliation from the Covenant Party to the Republican Party in September 2013, while in office.[6]
- ^ As lieutenant governor, Torres became governor following the death of Eloy Inos.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Erediano, Emmanuel (February 21, 2013). "New Governor, Lt. Governor". Marianas Variety. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Chan, Dennis B. (December 30, 2015). "CNMI Mourns Inos' Death". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015.
- ^ a b Chan, Dennis B. (December 30, 2015). "Torres Becomes Governor; Hocog Is Lt. Gov". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015.
- ^ Eugenio, Haidee (September 19, 2013). "Inos, Covenant Party Members Rejoining GOP". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014.
