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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.
In the 2022 elections for the 23rd Legislature, independents made significant gains, reducing the number of Democrats and Republicans in the House. However, 12 of the 13 independents formed a coalition government with the 4 Democrats. [8] In the 2024 general election, the INDEMS retained their majority, but the minority bloc picked up three seats.
CNMI Legislature Time in Office 1st Oscar Cruz Rasa [1] Territorial [2] 1st 1978–80 2nd Joaquin Pangelinan: Democratic: 2nd 1980–82 3rd Benigno Fitial: Republican: 3rd 1982-1984 4th Vicente Masga Sablan [3] Democratic: 4th January 9, 1984–January 13, 1986 [4] 5th Jose R. Lifoifoi: Republican: 5th January 13, 1986-1988 [5] 6th Pedro Deleon ...
Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic system, whereby the Governor is head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. The Northern Mariana Islands is an unincorporated territory of the United States, and in a political union with it in the form of a commonwealth.
The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 ("CNRA"), approved by the U.S. Congress on May 8, 2008, established a CNMI delegate's seat; Democrat Gregorio Sablan was elected in November 2008 as the first CNMI delegate and took office in the 111th Congress. Like the other five delegates in the House, the CNMI delegate participates in debates ...
The Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature is the territorial legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.The legislative branch of the territory is bicameral, consisting of a 20-member lower House of Representatives, and an upper house Senate with nine senators.
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. [1] The current lieutenant governor is David M. Apatang, since January 9, 2023.
The CNMI Popular Party was the predecessor of the modern CNMI Democratic Party. This party is well-known for being the one to originally support reunification with Guam. Reform Party: 1999 [7] 2002 [8] The Reform Party was a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands.