Diego Benavente

Diego Benavente
Chair of the Northern Mariana Islands Republican Party
Assumed office
August 28, 2023
Preceded byCandace Celis
6th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
January 14, 2002 – January 9, 2006
GovernorJuan Babauta
Preceded byJesus Sablan
Succeeded byTimothy Villagomez
8th Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
In office
January 10, 1994 – January 10, 2000
Preceded byThomas P. Villagomez
Succeeded byBenigno Fitial
Personal details
Born
Diego Tenorio Benavente

(1959-04-21) April 21, 1959 (age 65)
Saipan, Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Northern Mariana Islands)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseVicky Iriarte
EducationCollege 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.