List of Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands
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 |
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Northern Mariana Islands |
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The following is a list of persons who served as Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term of office is 4 years.
List of Governors
- Parties
Democratic (2) Republican (7) Covenant (1)
No. |
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Governor (Birth–Death) |
Took office |
Left office |
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1 |
Carlos S. Camacho (born 1937) |
January 9, 1978 |
January 11, 1982 |
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2 |
Pedro Tenorio (1934–2018) |
January 11, 1982 |
January 8, 1990 |
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3 |
Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero (1935–2006) |
January 8, 1990 |
January 10, 1994 |
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4 |
Froilan Tenorio (born 1939) |
January 10, 1994 |
January 12, 1998 |
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5 |
Pedro Tenorio (1934–2018) |
January 12, 1998 |
January 14, 2002 |
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6 |
Juan Babauta (born 1953) |
January 14, 2002 |
January 9, 2006 |
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7 |
Benigno Fitial (born 1945) |
January 9, 2006 |
February 20, 2013 |
Covenant (until 2011) | ||
8 |
Eloy Inos (1949–2015) |
February 20, 2013 |
December 29, 2015 |
Covenant (until 2013) | ||
Republican
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9 |
Ralph Torres (born 1979) |
December 29, 2015 |
Incumbent |
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Living former governors
As of May 2018, four former governors were alive, the oldest being Carlos S. Camacho (1978–1982; born 1937). The most recent governor to die was Pedro Tenorio (1982–1986, 1998–2002), on May 21, 2018. Inos was also the most recently serving governor to die.
Name | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
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Carlos S. Camacho | 1978–1982 | February 27, 1937 |
Froilan Tenorio | 1994–1998 | September 9, 1939 |
Juan Babauta | 2002–2006 | September 7, 1953 |
Benigno Fitial | 2006–2013 | November 27, 1945 |
Elections
Candidate | Running mate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
Eloy Songao Inos | Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres | Republican | 6,342 | 45.96% | 6,547 | 56.96% | |
Heinz Sablan Hofschneider | Ray Naraja Yumul | Independent | 4,501 | 32.62% | 4,948 | 43.04% | |
Juan Nekai Babauta | Juan Sablan Torres | Independent | 2,414 | 17.50% | |||
Edward Masga Deleon Guerrero | Daniel Ogo Quitugua | Democratic | 541 | 3.92% | |||
Total | 13,798 | 100% | 11,495 | 100% | |||
Source: Commonwealth Election Commission |
Past elections
2009
Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election, 2009 | |||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | First round | Second round | |||
Votes | Percentage | Votes | Percentage | ||||
Republican | Heinz Hofschneider | Arnold Palacios | 4,900 | 36.27% | 6,240 | 48.56% | |
Covenant | Benigno Fitial (incumbent) | Eloy Inos | 4,892 | 36.21% | 6,610 | 51.44% | |
Independent | Juan Guerrero | Joe Camacho | 2,613 | 19.34% | |||
Independent | Ramon Guerrero | David Borja | 1,075 | 7.96% | |||
Totals | 100.00% | 100.00% | |||||
Voter turnout |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- 1 2 Erediano, Emmanuel (February 21, 2013). "New governor, lt. governor". Marianas Variety. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013.
- 1 2 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 20, 2013.
- 1 2 Chan, Dennis B. (December 30, 2015). "CNMI mourns Inos' death". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015.
- 1 2 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.
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