List of governors of the Northern Mariana Islands

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Governor of the
Northern Mariana Islands
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Commonwealth seal
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Incumbent
Ralph Torres
since December 29, 2015
ResidenceJuan A. Sablan Memorial Bldg.
Term length4 years single term, eligible for second.
Inaugural holderCarlos S. Camacho
FormationJanuary 9, 1978
WebsiteOffice of the Governor
Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands
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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 of Governors[]

Parties

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

No. Portrait Governor
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Took office Left office Party
1 Carlos Sablan Camacho.jpg Carlos S. Camacho
(born 1937) 		1977 January 9, 1978 January 11, 1982 Democratic
2 Pedro P. Tenorio.jpg Pedro Tenorio
(1934–2018) 		1981
1985 		January 11, 1982 January 8, 1990 Republican
3 No image.png Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero
(1935–2006) 		1989 January 8, 1990 January 10, 1994 Republican
4 No image.png Froilan Tenorio
(1939–2020) 		1993 January 10, 1994 January 12, 1998 Democratic
5 Pedro P. Tenorio.jpg Pedro Tenorio
(1934–2018) 		1997 January 12, 1998 January 14, 2002 Republican
6 FEMA - 7324 - Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 12-20-2002 in Northern Mariana Islands (cropped).jpg Juan Babauta
(born 1953) 		2001 January 14, 2002 January 9, 2006 Republican
7 Benigno Fitial 2009.jpg Benigno Fitial
(born 1945) 		2005
2009 		January 9, 2006 February 20, 2013

[note 1]

Covenant
(until 2011)
Republican
(2011 onward)

[note 2]

8 Eloy Inos.jpg Eloy Inos
(1949–2015) 		2014 February 20, 2013

[note 3]

December 29, 2015

[note 4]

Covenant
(until 2013)
Republican
(2013 onward)

[note 5]

9 Ralph Torres.jpg Ralph Torres
(born 1979) 		2018 December 29, 2015

[note 6]

Incumbent Republican

Succession[]

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

Living former governors[]

As of May 2018, 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 (1937-02-27) February 27, 1937 (age 84)
Juan Babauta 2002–2006 (1953-09-07) September 7, 1953 (age 67)
Benigno Fitial 2006–2013 (1945-11-27) November 27, 1945 (age 75)

Elections[]

2009 elections[]

Main article: 2009 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election

2014 elections[]

Main article: 2014 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election

2018 elections[]

Main article: 2018 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election

See also[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Fitial resigned following impeachment by the House of Representatives and prior to likely conviction in an impeachment trial by the Senate.[1][2]
  2. ^ Fitial switched his party affiliation from the Covenant Party to the Republican Party on January 5, 2011, while in office.[3]
  3. ^ As lieutenant governor, Inos became governor following the resignation of Benigno Fitial.[1][2]
  4. ^ Inos died on December 29, 2015, while in office.[4][5]
  5. ^ Inos switched his party affiliation from the Covenant Party to the Republican Party in September 2013, while in office.[6]
  6. ^ As lieutenant governor, Torres became governor following the death of Eloy Inos.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Erediano, Emmanuel (February 21, 2013). "New governor, lt. governor". Marianas Variety. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Chan, Dennis B. (December 30, 2015). "CNMI mourns Inos' death". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  6. ^ 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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