Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
{{short description|Secondary political position in the Northern Mariana Islands}}
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| incumbent = David M. Apatang
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| incumbentsince = January 9, 2023
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The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has a self-governing government consisting of a locally elected governor, lieutenant governor and the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature.{{cite news |title=Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Country Brief |url=http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/cnmi/cnmi_brief.html |work=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) |access-date=2008-07-03}}
The current lieutenant governor is David M. Apatang, since January 9, 2023.
List of lieutenant governors of the Northern Mariana Islands
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! Image ! Lieutenant Governor ! Lived ! Party ! Years |
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| (1934–2010) | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | January 9, 1978 – January 11, 1982 |
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| (b. 1941) | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | January 11, 1982 – January 8, 1990 |
| | Benjamin Manglona
| (1938–2016) | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | January 8, 1990 – January 10, 1994 |
| | Jesus C. Borja
| (b. 1948) | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | January 10, 1994 – January 12, 1998 |
| | Jesus R. Sablan
| (b. 1952) | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | January 12, 1998 – January 14, 2002 |
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| (b. 1959) | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | January 14, 2002 – January 9, 2006 |
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| (b. 1962) | {{party shading/Populist}} | Covenant | January 9, 2006 – April 24, 2009 |
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| (1949–2015) | {{party shading/Populist}} | Covenant | May 1, 2009 – February 20, 2013 |
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| (b. 1966) | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | February 20, 2013 – January 12, 2015 |
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| (b. 1979) | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | January 12, 2015 – December 29, 2015 |
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| (b. 1953) | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | December 29, 2015 – January 14, 2019 |
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| rowspan=2| Arnold Palacios | rowspan=2| (b. 1955) | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | rowspan=2| January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023 |
| {{party shading/Independent}} | Independent |
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| (b. 1948) | {{party shading/Independent}} | Independent | January 9, 2023 – Present |
{{Politics of the Northern Marianas}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170505204247/http://gov.mp/ Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Executive Branch]
{{Lists of lieutenant governors by U.S. state}}
{{Lieutenant Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands}}
{{Current U.S. Lieutenant Governors}}