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Benjamin Cruz | |
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| Auditor of Guam | |
| Assumed office September 13, 2018 | |
| Governor | Eddie Calvo Lou Leon Guerrero |
| Preceded by | Yukari Hechanova (Acting) |
| Speaker of the Guam Legislature | |
| In office January 2, 2017 – September 13, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Judith Won Pat |
| Succeeded by | Therese M. Terlaje (Acting) |
| Vice Speaker of the Guam Legislature | |
| In office January 5, 2009 – January 2, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Shimizu |
| Succeeded by | Therese Terlaje |
| Member of the Guam Legislature | |
| In office March 7, 2008 – September 13, 2018 | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 1, 2007 | |
| Chief Justice of the Guam Supreme Court | |
| In office April 21, 1999 – August 31, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Carl Gutierrez |
| Preceded by | Peter Siguenza |
| Succeeded by | Peter Siguenza |
| Associate Justice of the Guam Supreme Court | |
| In office October 13, 1997 – April 21, 1999 | |
| Appointed by | Carl Gutierrez |
| Preceded by | Monessa Lujan |
| Succeeded by | Frances Tydingco-Gatewood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Joseph Franquez Cruz March 3, 1951 Guam, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Claremont McKenna College (BA) Santa Clara University (JD) |
| Website | Official website |
Benjamin Joseph Franquez "B. J." Cruz (born March 3, 1951) is a Chamorro lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as the Speaker of the 34th Guam Legislature from 2017 to 2018 and as Vice Speaker from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Guam Legislature from 2005 to 2007 and again from 2008 to 2018. He was Chief Justice of the Guam Supreme Court from 1999 to 2001. In September 2018, Cruz was elected to serve as Public Auditor of Guam.