Benjamin Manglona

Benjamin Manglona
3rd Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
January 8, 1990 – January 10, 1994
GovernorLarry De Leon Guerrero
Preceded byPedro Agulto Tenorio
Succeeded byJesus Camacho Borja
President of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate
In office
January 11, 1988 – January 8, 1990
Preceded byJulian S. Calvo
Succeeded byJoseph Songao Inos
Mayor of Rota
In office
January 12, 1998 – January 11, 2006
Preceded byJoseph Songao Inos
Succeeded byJoseph Songao Inos
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Taisacan Manglona

(1938-03-31)March 31, 1938
Mariana Islands, South Pacific Mandate
DiedApril 24, 2016(2016-04-24) (aged 78)
Rota, Northern Mariana Islands
Political partyRepublican
Alma materHonolulu Community College
University of Guam
ProfessionPolitician, civil engineer

Benjamin Taisacan Manglona (Chamorro: Manglo'ña) (March 31, 1938[1] – April 24, 2016) was a Northern Marianan politician and civil engineer. He is the CNMI's longest serving elected official having served as a congressman, senator, and former mayor of Rota (the third largest island in the CNMI chain). Manglona served as the third lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from 1990 to 1994 and as Mayor of Rota from 1998 to 2006.[2]

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  2. ^ Eugenio, Haidee V. (2011-04-11). "Senate OKs renaming Rota airport after former mayor Manglona". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-04-11.