Ben Cayetano

Ben Cayetano
Cayetano in 2019
5th Governor of Hawaii
In office
December 2, 1994 – December 2, 2002
LieutenantMazie Hirono
Preceded byJohn Waiheʻe
Succeeded byLinda Lingle
9th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
In office
December 2, 1986 – December 2, 1994
GovernorJohn Waiheʻe
Preceded byJohn Waiheʻe
Succeeded byMazie Hirono
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Jerome Cayetano

(1939-11-14) November 14, 1939 (age 84)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Lorraine Gueco
(m. 1959; div. 1996)
(m. 1997)
Children5
EducationLos Angeles Harbor College
University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Loyola Marymount University (JD)
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Benjamin Jerome Cayetano (born November 14, 1939) is an American politician and author who served as the fifth governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002. He is the first Filipino American to serve as a state governor in the United States.