Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands

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]

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 current lieutenant governor is David M. Apatang, since January 9, 2023.

List of lieutenant governors of the Northern Mariana Islands

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