Froilan Tenorio

Froilan Tenorio
4th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
January 10, 1994 – January 12, 1998
LieutenantJesus Borja
Preceded byLarry Guerrero
Succeeded byPedro Tenorio
14th Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
In office
January 11, 2010 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byArnold I. Palacios
Succeeded byJoseph P. Deleon Guerrero
2nd Resident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
January 9, 1984 – January 8, 1990
Preceded byEdward Pangelinan
Succeeded byJuan Babauta
Member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate
In office
January 14, 1980 – January 9, 1984
Personal details
Born
Froilan Cruz Tenorio

(1939-09-09)September 9, 1939
Saipan, Mariana Islands, South Pacific Mandate
DiedMay 4, 2020(2020-05-04) (aged 80)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 1999, 2002–2009)
Reform (1999–2002)
Covenant (2009–2013)
Republican (2013–2020)
SpouseGrace Tenorio
EducationUniversity of Guam
Marquette University (BS)

Froilan Cruz "Lang" Tenorio (September 9, 1939 – May 4, 2020)[1][2] was a Northern Mariana Islander politician who was the fourth governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. Elected in 1993, he served one term from January 10, 1994 to January 12, 1998. During his governorship and most of his political career, Tenorio was a member of the Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands, which was not then affiliated with the American Democratic Party. However, he later switched his affiliation to the Reform Party, a party he founded. Froilan Tenorio would later switch back to the Democrat in 2002 and then to the Covenant Party in 2009.

  1. ^ Office of the Governor (May 4, 2020). "Former Gov. Froilan Cruz Tenorio passes away". Marianas Variety. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Maurin, Iva (May 6, 2020). "'Froilan 'Lang' Tenorio, 80'". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2020.