Pedro Tenorio
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Pedro P. Tenorio
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| In office January 1, 1982 – January 1, 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos S. Camacho |
| Succeeded by | Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero |
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| Born | April 18, 1934 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Spouse | Sophia |
| Alma mater | University of Guam |
| Profession | Shipping executive |
Pedro P. Tenorio (b. 1934) 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 executive, and a supervisor for a Naval technical and training unit. He first served in the House of Representatives of the Congress of Micronesia and subsequently became a member of the Marianas District Legislature. In 1978, when the Northern Mariana Islands became a U.S. commonwealth (CNMI), he was elected vice president of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate in the first commonwealth legislature and chairman of the Programs Committee. He was elected president of the senate in 1980. Sworn in as governor in 1982, he was reelected for a second term in 1985. He was elected Governor again in November 1997 and was inaugurated on January 12, 1998.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "NGA Profile of Pedro P. Tenorio". National Governor's Association. 2004. http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=9f86ae3effb81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD. Retrieved on 31 December 2008.
| Preceded by Carlos S. Camacho |
Governor of Northern Mariana Islands 1982 – 1990 |
Succeeded by Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero |
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