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The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Northern Mariana Islands is the presiding officer of the lower chamber of that legislature, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
Order | Name | Party | CNMI Legislature |
Time in Office |
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1st | Oscar Cruz Rasa [1] | Territorial [2] | 1st | 1978–80 |
2nd | Joaquin Pangelinan | Democratic | 2nd | 1980–82 |
3rd | Benigno Fitial | Republican | 3rd | 1982-1984 |
4th | Vicente Masga Sablan [3] | Democratic | 4th | January 9, 1984–January 13, 1986 [4] |
5th | Jose R. Lifoifoi | Republican | 5th | January 13, 1986-1988 [5] |
6th | Pedro Deleon Guerrero | Democratic | 6th | 1988-1992 |
7th | ||||
7th | Thomas Pangelinan Villagomez | Republican | 8th | 1992–1994 |
8th | Diego T. Benavente | Republican | 9th | 1994–2000 |
10th | ||||
11th | ||||
9th | Benigno Fitial | Republican | 12th | 2000–2002 |
10th | Heinz Hofschneider | Republican | 13th | 2002–2004 |
11th | Benigno Fitial | Covenant | 14th | 2000–2002 |
12th | Oscar Manglona Babauta [6] | Covenant | 15th | 2006–2008 |
13th | Arnold Palacios | Republican | 16th | 2008-2010 |
14th | Froilan Tenorio | Covenant | 17th | 2010-2011 |
15th | Eliceo Diaz Cabrera | Republican | 2011-2013 [7] | |
16th | Joseph Pinaula Deleon Guerrero | Republican | 18th | 2013-January 11, 2016 [8] [9] [10] |
19th | ||||
17th | Rafael S. Demapan | Republican | 19th | January 11, 2016-2019 [8] [10] [11] |
20th | ||||
18th | Blas Jonathan Tenorio Attao | Republican | 21st [12] | January 14, 2019–2021 [13] |
19th | Edmund Villagomez | Independent | 22nd | 2021-present |
23rd [14] |
and the first speaker of the House my advisor Oscar Cruz Rasa.
House Clerk Linda B. Muña: Madame Speaker Pro Tem, all 19 members present voted for Representative Blas Jonathan "BJ" Tenorio Attao to the Office of the Speaker.
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Northern Mariana Islands is the presiding officer of the lower chamber of that legislature, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
Order | Name | Party | CNMI Legislature |
Time in Office |
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1st | Oscar Cruz Rasa [1] | Territorial [2] | 1st | 1978–80 |
2nd | Joaquin Pangelinan | Democratic | 2nd | 1980–82 |
3rd | Benigno Fitial | Republican | 3rd | 1982-1984 |
4th | Vicente Masga Sablan [3] | Democratic | 4th | January 9, 1984–January 13, 1986 [4] |
5th | Jose R. Lifoifoi | Republican | 5th | January 13, 1986-1988 [5] |
6th | Pedro Deleon Guerrero | Democratic | 6th | 1988-1992 |
7th | ||||
7th | Thomas Pangelinan Villagomez | Republican | 8th | 1992–1994 |
8th | Diego T. Benavente | Republican | 9th | 1994–2000 |
10th | ||||
11th | ||||
9th | Benigno Fitial | Republican | 12th | 2000–2002 |
10th | Heinz Hofschneider | Republican | 13th | 2002–2004 |
11th | Benigno Fitial | Covenant | 14th | 2000–2002 |
12th | Oscar Manglona Babauta [6] | Covenant | 15th | 2006–2008 |
13th | Arnold Palacios | Republican | 16th | 2008-2010 |
14th | Froilan Tenorio | Covenant | 17th | 2010-2011 |
15th | Eliceo Diaz Cabrera | Republican | 2011-2013 [7] | |
16th | Joseph Pinaula Deleon Guerrero | Republican | 18th | 2013-January 11, 2016 [8] [9] [10] |
19th | ||||
17th | Rafael S. Demapan | Republican | 19th | January 11, 2016-2019 [8] [10] [11] |
20th | ||||
18th | Blas Jonathan Tenorio Attao | Republican | 21st [12] | January 14, 2019–2021 [13] |
19th | Edmund Villagomez | Independent | 22nd | 2021-present |
23rd [14] |
and the first speaker of the House my advisor Oscar Cruz Rasa.
House Clerk Linda B. Muña: Madame Speaker Pro Tem, all 19 members present voted for Representative Blas Jonathan "BJ" Tenorio Attao to the Office of the Speaker.