Froilan Tenorio
| Froilan Tenorio | |
|---|---|
| Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
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In office January 10, 1994 – January 12, 1998 |
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| Lieutenant | Jesus Borja |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Guerrero |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Tenorio |
| Resident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
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In office January 1984 – January 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Pangelinan |
| Succeeded by | Juan Babauta |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Froilan Cruz Tenorio September 9, 1939 |
| Political party |
Democratic (Before 2001; 2002–2009) Reform (2001–2002) Covenant (2009–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Lynn Tenorio |
| Alma mater |
University of Guam Marquette University (BS) |
Froilan Cruz Tenorio (born September 9, 1939) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician as the member of CNMI Democratic Party, and also was the fourth elected Governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Elected in 1993, he served one term, leaving office in 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 recently switched his affiliation to the Covenant Party.
Tenorio graduated from the Territorial College of Guam in 1962 with an associate's degree before earning a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Marquette University in 1967.
Tenorio was subsequently employed by the Los Angeles, California department of public works. In 1972 he was hired by the Micronesian Construction Company. He founded his own construction company two years later.
Tenorio's early career in elective office consisted of one term as a CNMI Senator and three terms as Washington representative. He first ran for governor in 1989. In 1993 he ran again and won.
Tenorio governed as a fiscal conservative in several ways. He warned the legislature against increasing spending without accompanying measures to increase revenue. However, the legislature implemented an earned income credit which was repealed after Tenorio left office because there were not enough funds to pay for it.
Tenorio frequently battled with the Republican-dominated legislature during his term. His first executive order was a sweeping reorganization of the commonwealth government that was contested by both litigation and by the legislature. It was eventually put into effect. The Republican legislature also frequently rejected Tenorio's appointments; Alexandro C. Castro, who was twice Tenorio's Supreme Court nominee, was twice rejected by the legislature. He was later appointed successfully to that court by Tenorio's successor, Pedro P. Tenorio, a Republican.
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