Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands

Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Incumbent David M. Apatang since January 9, 2023
Type	Lieutenant Governor
Formation	January 9, 1978
First holder	Francisco Castro Ada

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.

Image	Lieutenant Governor	Lived	Party	Years
	Francisco Castro Ada	(1934–2010)	Democratic	January 9, 1978 – January 11, 1982
	Pedro A. Tenorio	(b. 1941)	Republican	January 11, 1982 – January 8, 1990
	Benjamin Manglona	(1938–2016)	Republican	January 8, 1990 – January 10, 1994
	Jesus C. Borja	(b. 1948)	Democratic	January 10, 1994 – January 12, 1998
	Jesus R. Sablan	(b. 1952)	Republican	January 12, 1998 – January 14, 2002
	Diego Benavente	(b. 1959)	Republican	January 14, 2002 – January 9, 2006
	Timothy Villagomez	(b. 1962)	Covenant	January 9, 2006 – April 24, 2009
Office vacant April 24 – May 1, 2009
	Eloy Inos	(1949–2015)	Covenant	May 1, 2009 – February 20, 2013
	Jude Hofschneider	(b. 1966)	Republican	February 20, 2013 – January 12, 2015
	Ralph Torres	(b. 1979)	Republican	January 12, 2015 – December 29, 2015
	Victor Hocog	(b. 1953)	Republican	December 29, 2015 – January 14, 2019
	Arnold Palacios	(b. 1955)	Republican	January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023
			Independent
	David M. Apatang	(b. 1948)	Independent	January 9, 2023 – Present

Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands
Constitution and law United States Constitution Northern Mariana Islands Constitution Law of the Northern Mariana Islands
Executive Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands Arnold Palacios (Independent) Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands David M. Apatang (Independent)
Legislature Northern Mariana Islands Senate President Edith DeLeon Guerrero (Democratic) Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives Speaker Edmund Villagomez (Independent)
Elections Northern Mariana Islands general elections: 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 U.S. Congressional elections: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
Political parties Political party strength Democratic Party Republican Party
Federal delegation United States House Delegate Gregorio Sablan (Democratic)
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