List of Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands

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 was 4 years running from January of even years. The term will be 5 years from January 2010 to 2015 to transition, the term to run 4 years in odd years.

List of Governors

Governor	Tenure	Party
Carlos S. Camacho	January 9, 1978 - January 11, 1982	Democratic
Pedro P. Tenorio	January 11, 1982 – January 8, 1990	Republican
Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero	January 8, 1990 – January 10, 1994	Republican
Froilan C. Tenorio	January 10, 1994 - January 12, 1998	Democratic
Pedro P. Tenorio	January 12, 1998 - January 14, 2002	Republican
Juan N. Babauta	January 14, 2002 – January 9, 2006	Republican
Benigno R. Fitial	January 9, 2006 - Present	Covenant Republican

• Note: Fitial switched his party affiliation from the Covenant Party to the Republican Party on January 5, 2011, while in office.

Living former governors

As of September 2009, four former governors were alive, the oldest being Pedro Tenorio (1982-1990, 1998–2002; born 1934). The most recent governor to die was Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero (1990–1994), on October 6, 2006. Guerrero was also the most recently-serving governor to die.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Carlos S. Camacho	1978–1982	February 27, 1937 (1937-02-27)
Pedro P. Tenorio	1982-1990, 1998-2002	April 18, 1934 (1934-04-18)
Froilan Tenorio	1994–1998	September 9, 1939 (1939-09-09)
Juan N. Babauta	2002–2006	September 7, 1953 (1953-09-07)

Latest election

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

• High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

External links

• Former CNMI Governor Guerrero Passes Away