The following persons have served as
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of the
Northern Mariana IslandsThe Northern Mariana Islands , officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of fifteen islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the...
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The following persons have served as
GovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of the
Northern Mariana IslandsThe Northern Mariana Islands , officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of fifteen islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the...
.
| Tenure |
Governor |
Party |
| January 9, 1978 - January 11, 1982 |
Carlos S. Camacho Carlos Sablan Camacho was the first elected Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States.-Biography:...
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Democratic The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
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| January 11, 1982 – January 8, 1990 |
Pedro P. Tenorio |
RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
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| January 8, 1990 – January 10, 1994 |
Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero was the third elected Governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....
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Republican |
| January 10, 1994 - January 12, 1998 |
Froilan C. Tenorio |
Democratic |
| January 12, 1998 - January 14, 2002 |
Pedro P. Tenorio |
Republican |
| January 14, 2002 – January 9, 2006 |
Juan N. Babauta Juan Nekai Babauta was the sixth elected Governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.-Early life and education:...
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Republican |
| January 9, 2006- |
Benigno R. FitialBenigno Repeki Fitial is the current governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Fitial was elected on November 6, 2005 and assumed office on January 9, 2006....
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Covenant The Covenant Party is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands whose platform advocates government and financial reform. At the legislative elections of 1 November 2003 the party won nine of 18 seats. In the 2005 elections of 5 November, the Covenant Party increased its position as one of...
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Living former governors
, four former governors were alive, the oldest being
Pedro TenorioPedro P. Tenorio was the second and fifth elected Governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.Tenorio was born on Saipan. He graduated from George Washington High School in Guam and attended the University of Guam. He has worked as a schoolteacher, a shipping...
(1982-1990, 1998–2002; born 1934). The most recent governor to die was
Lorenzo I. De Leon GuerreroLorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero was the third elected Governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....
(1990–1994), on October 6, 2006. Guerrero was also the most recently-serving governor to die.
| Name | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
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| Carlos S. Camacho Carlos Sablan Camacho was the first elected Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States.-Biography:...
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1978–1982 |
February 27, 1937 |
Pedro P. TenorioPedro P. Tenorio was the second and fifth elected Governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.Tenorio was born on Saipan. He graduated from George Washington High School in Guam and attended the University of Guam. He has worked as a schoolteacher, a shipping...
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1982-1990, 1998-2002 |
April 18, 1934 |
| Froilan Tenorio Froilan Cruz Tenorio was the fourth elected Governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Elected in 1993, he served one term, leaving office in 1998...
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1994-1998 |
September 9, 1939 |
| Juan N. Babauta Juan Nekai Babauta was the sixth elected Governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.-Early life and education:...
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2002-2006 |
September 7, 1953 |
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