Diego Benavente | |
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| Chair of the Northern Mariana Islands Republican Party | |
| Assumed office August 28, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Candace Celis |
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
| In office January 14, 2002 – January 9, 2006 | |
| Governor | Juan Babauta |
| Preceded by | Jesus Sablan |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Villagomez |
| 8th Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives | |
| In office January 10, 1994 – January 10, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas P. Villagomez |
| Succeeded by | Benigno Fitial |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diego Tenorio Benavente April 21, 1959 Saipan, Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Northern Mariana Islands) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Vicky Iriarte |
| Education | College of Southern Idaho |
Diego Tenorio Benavente (born April 21, 1959) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from January 14, 2002 to January 9, 2006, under former Governor Juan Babauta.