List of Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands

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Governor of Northern Mariana Islands
Seal of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Seal of the Northern Mariana Islands
Ralph Torres.jpg
Incumbent
Ralph Torres
since December 29, 2015
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

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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       Republican       Covenant

No.
Image
Governor
(Birth–Death)
Took office
Left office
  
Party
1
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Carlos S. Camacho
(born 1937)
January 9, 1978
January 11, 1982
Democratic
2
 Pedro P. Tenorio.jpg
Pedro Tenorio
(born 1934)
January 11, 1982
January 8, 1990
Republican
3
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Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero
(1935–2006)
January 8, 1990
January 10, 1994
Republican
4
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Froilan Tenorio
(born 1939)
January 10, 1994
January 12, 1998
Democratic
5
 Pedro P. Tenorio.jpg
Pedro Tenorio
(born 1934)
January 12, 1998
January 14, 2002
Republican
6
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Juan Babauta
(born 1953)
January 14, 2002
January 9, 2006
Republican
7
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Benigno Fitial
(born 1945)
January 9, 2006
February 20, 2013
[note 1]
Covenant
(until 2011)
Republican
(2011 onward)
[note 2]
8
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Eloy Inos
(1949–2015)
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)
December 29, 2015
[note 6]
Incumbent
Republican

Living former governors

As of December 2015, five former governors were alive, the oldest being Pedro Tenorio (1982-1990, 1998–2002; born 1934). The most recent governor to die was Eloy Inos (2013–2015), on December 28, 2015. Inos was also the most recently serving governor to die.

Name Gubernatorial term Date of birth
Carlos S. Camacho 1978–1982 (1937-02-27) February 27, 1937 (age 87)
Pedro Tenorio 1982–1990, 1998–2002 (1934-04-18) April 18, 1934 (age 90)
Froilan Tenorio 1994–1998 (1939-09-09) September 9, 1939 (age 85)
Juan Babauta 2002–2006 (1953-09-07) September 7, 1953 (age 71)
Benigno Fitial 2006–2013 (1945-11-27) November 27, 1945 (age 78)

Elections

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Main article: Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election, 2014
e • d Summary of the 4 and 21 November 2014 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election results
Candidate Running mate Party First round Second round
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

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Main article: Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election, 2009
Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election, 2009
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

  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

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External links

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