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

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature

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...

. The current Lieutenant Governor is Eloy Inos

Eloy Inos

Eloy Songao Inos is a politician in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Inos, a member of the Covenant Party, currently serves as Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. He was nominated by Governor Benigno Fitial to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lt....

, who was appointed to fill the vacancy created when the previous Lieutenant Governor, Timothy P. Villagomez

Timothy P. Villagomez

Timothy Pangelinan Villagomez was the Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands who served under current Governor Benigno R. Fitial until his resignation on April 26, 2009. Villagomez took office as Lieutenant Governor on January 9, 2006, after being elected as a ticket during the 2005...

 resigned on April 24, 2009.

List of Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Francisco Castro Ada - January 9, 1978 - January 11, 1982
• Pedro A. Tenorio - January 11, 1982 – January 8, 1990
• Benjamin Manglona
  Benjamin Manglona
  Benjamin Taisacan Manglona is a politician and civil engineer in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands . He is currently the CNMI’s longest serving elected official having served as a congressman, senator, and former mayor of Rota...
  
   - January 8, 1990 – January 10, 1994
• Jesus C. Borja - January 10, 1994 - January 12, 1998
• Jesus R. Sablan - January 12, 1998 - January 14, 2002
• Diego T. Benavente - January 14, 2002 - January 9, 2006
• Timothy P. Villagomez
  Timothy P. Villagomez
  Timothy Pangelinan Villagomez was the Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands who served under current Governor Benigno R. Fitial until his resignation on April 26, 2009. Villagomez took office as Lieutenant Governor on January 9, 2006, after being elected as a ticket during the 2005...
  
   - January 9, 2006 - April 24, 2009 (resigned)
• Vacant - April 24, 2009 - May 1, 2009
• Eloy S. Inos - May 1, 2009 - incumbent

External links

• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Executive Branch