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Governor of the
Northern Mariana Islands
Governor of the; Northern Mariana Islands
	Commonwealth seal
	Incumbent; Arnold Palacios; since January 9, 2023
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 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. The Northern Mariana Islands is one of the few U.S. states or territories that currently does not have a governor's mansion or other official residence.

The current governor is Arnold Palacios, since January 9, 2023.

List

Parties

Democratic (2) Republican (7) Covenant (1) Independent (1)

Resident Commissioners

No.	Portrait	Officeholder (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party
1		Erwin Canham (1904–1982)	July 19, 1975	January 9, 1978		Republican

Governors

No.	Officeholder (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office
1	Carlos S. Camacho (born 1937)	1977	January 9, 1978	January 11, 1982	Democratic
2	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
5	Pedro Tenorio (1934–2018)	1997	January 12, 1998	January 14, 2002	Republican
6	Juan Babauta (born 1953)	2001	January 14, 2002	January 9, 2006	Republican
7	Benigno Fitial (born 1945)	2005 2009^[a]	January 9, 2006	February 20, 2013^[b]	Covenant (2006–2011)^[c]
7	Benigno Fitial (born 1945)	2005 2009^[a]	January 9, 2006	February 20, 2013^[b]	Republican (2011–2013)
8	Eloy Inos (1949–2015)	2014	February 20, 2013^[d]	December 29, 2015^[e]	Covenant (2013)
8	Eloy Inos (1949–2015)	2014	February 20, 2013^[d]	December 29, 2015^[e]	Republican (2013–2015)^[f]
9	Ralph Torres (born 1979)	2018	December 29, 2015^[g]	January 9, 2023	Republican
10	Arnold Palacios (born 1955)	2022	January 9, 2023	Incumbent	Independent

Succession

Footnotes

^ To shift governor elections to even-numbered years, the 2009 gubernatorial election was for a five-year term.^[1]
^ Fitial resigned following impeachment by the House of Representatives and prior to likely conviction in an impeachment trial by the Senate.^[2]^[3]
^ Fitial switched his party affiliation from the Covenant Party to the Republican Party on January 5, 2011, while in office.^[4]
^ As lieutenant governor, Inos became governor following the resignation of Benigno Fitial.^[2]^[3]
^ Inos died on December 29, 2015, while in office.^[5]^[6]
^ Inos switched his party affiliation from the Covenant Party to the Republican Party in September 2013, while in office.^[7]
^ As lieutenant governor, Torres became governor following the death of Eloy Inos.^[5]^[6]