The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands became effective on January 1, 1978. ==Executive branch== |Governor |Ralph Torres |Republican Party |December 28, 2015 |- |Lieutenant Governor |Arnold Palacios |Republican Party |January 14, 2019 |} ===Department Level Cabinet Positions=== ===Sub-cabinet level divisions and offices=== ==Legislative branch== The Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature has two chambers.
Local government is carried out through three regional mayors. The Northern Mariana Islands and the United States of America reached a Covenant Agreement which became fully effective on November 4, 1986.
Each power contributed elements that mixed with local indigenous cultures to form the current political culture of the Northern Mariana Islands. When United States citizenship was granted in 1986 to people who qualified as descendants of the Northern Marianas, few among the island's native population had been adequately prepared for democracy.
The first election was held on November 4, 2008. ==Political parties and elections== ==Judicial branch== Commonwealth Supreme Court; Superior Court; Federal District Court ==Federal representation== In November 2008, the Northern Mariana Islands held its first election for a delegate to the United States Congress.
The Senate has 9 members, elected for a four-year term in two staggered classes. Prior to January 2009, the Commonwealth maintained an elected "Resident Representative" in Washington, DC.
Gregorio "Kilili" Sablan won the election, and began his term of office in January 2009.
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands became effective on January 1, 1978. ==Executive branch== |Governor |Ralph Torres |Republican Party |December 28, 2015 |- |Lieutenant Governor |Arnold Palacios |Republican Party |January 14, 2019 |} ===Department Level Cabinet Positions=== ===Sub-cabinet level divisions and offices=== ==Legislative branch== The Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature has two chambers.
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands became effective on January 1, 1978. ==Executive branch== |Governor |Ralph Torres |Republican Party |December 28, 2015 |- |Lieutenant Governor |Arnold Palacios |Republican Party |January 14, 2019 |} ===Department Level Cabinet Positions=== ===Sub-cabinet level divisions and offices=== ==Legislative branch== The Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature has two chambers.
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