The following is a list of persons who served as governor of Northern Mariana Islands. The term of office is 4 years. The longest-serving governors in CNMI history are Pedro Tenorio, who served 12 years in office from 1982 to 1990 and from 1998 to 2002, and Benigno Fitial, who served 7 years, one month, and 11 days from 2006 to 2013.
Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
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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 |
The current governor is Arnold Palacios, since January 9, 2023.
Democratic (2) Republican (7) Covenant (1) Independent (1)
No. | Portrait | Officeholder (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | |
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1 | Erwin Canham (1904–1982) |
July 19, 1975 | January 9, 1978 | Republican |
No. | Portrait | Officeholder (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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1 | Carlos S. Camacho (born 1937) |
1977 | January 9, 1978 | January 11, 1982 | Democratic | ||
2 (1) | Pedro Tenorio (1934–2018) |
1981 1985 |
January 11, 1982 | January 8, 1990 | Republican | ||
3 | Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero (1935–2006) |
1989 | January 8, 1990 | January 10, 1994 | Republican | ||
4 | Froilan Tenorio (1939–2020) |
1993 | January 10, 1994 | January 12, 1998 | Democratic | ||
2 (2) | Pedro Tenorio (1934–2018) |
1997 | January 12, 1998 | January 14, 2002 | Republican | ||
5 | Juan Babauta (born 1953) |
2001 | January 14, 2002 | January 9, 2006 | Republican | ||
6 | Benigno Fitial (born 1945) |
2005 2009[a] |
January 9, 2006 | February 20, 2013[b] | Covenant (2006–2011)[c] | ||
Republican (2011–2013) | |||||||
7 | Eloy Inos (1949–2015) |
2014 | February 20, 2013[d] | December 29, 2015[e] | Covenant (2013) | ||
Republican (2013–2015)[f] | |||||||
8 | Ralph Torres (born 1979) |
2018 | December 29, 2015[g] | January 9, 2023 | Republican | ||
9 | Arnold Palacios (born 1955) |
2022 | January 9, 2023 | Incumbent | Independent |