Jose R. Lifoifoi

Jose R. Lifoifoi
Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
In office
January 13, 1986 – 1988
Preceded byVicente M. Sablan
Succeeded byPedro Deleon Guerrero
Personal details
Born(1936-10-26)October 26, 1936
South Seas Mandate
DiedMay 18, 2020(2020-05-18) (aged 83)
Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Amalia (her death)[1]
Cecilia[2]
Children7
EducationUniversity of Guam
ProfessionPolitician
Businessman

Jose Rebuenog Lifoifoi Sr. (October 26, 1936 – May 18, 2020) was a Northern Mariana Islander politician. He served as a Republican member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.

Life and career

Jose Rebuenog Lifoifoi Sr. was born October 26, 1936, in what was then the South Seas Mandate.[1]

He went to Guam College for a time until his father's disability forced him to return to the Northern Mariana Islands. After returning from Guam, he was employed by the Mariana Islands Housing Authority and later as a Housing Officer with the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands government.[3]

Lifoifoi was a Refaluwasch leader.[4] Lifoifoi served in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives during the 1980s.[5] On January 13, 1986, he was elected Speaker of the House, succeeding Vicente Masga "Ben" Sablan.[6] He served as Speaker for the 5th Commonwealth Legislature. In the mid-to-late 1990s, he served as a senior advisor on CNMI and Micronesia-issues to Governors Carl Gutierrez of Guam and Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio of the CNMI.[1]

In 2001, Thomas Remengesau Jr., as the President of Palau, appointed Lifoifoi the honorary consul general to the CNMI. He later was made an honorary citizen of Palau.[7] Lifoifoi died on May 18, 2020, at the age of 83.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Babuta, Sheila J. (June 11, 2020). "House Resolution 30" (PDF). Journal of the House of Representatives. Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "'Speaker Lifoifoi led a great life'". Marianas Variety. May 19, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Hocog, Victor (June 4, 2020). "Senate Commemorative Resolution No. 21-05" (PDF). Northern Mariana Islands Senate. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Erediano, Emmanuel (May 20, 2020). "Former House Speaker Lifoifoi dies at 83". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Northern Mariana Islands (1983), Commonwealth Code: Sources of governmental authority. Title 1, Government. Title 2, Natural resources. Title 3, Human resources, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Law Revision Commission
  6. ^ Sablan, Frances (Clerk of the House) (January 13, 1986). "First Day, First Regular Session" (PDF). CNMI House Journal. 5 (1). Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  7. ^ DLG Aldan, Francisco (July 15, 2003). "House Resolution 13-156" (PDF). Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
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