The Honorable Ricardo Bordallo |
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4th Governor of Guam 2nd Term |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 5, 1987 |
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Lieutenant | Edward Diego Reyes |
Preceded by | Paul McDonald Calvo |
Succeeded by | Joseph Franklin Ada |
2nd Governor of Guam 1st Term |
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In office January 6, 1975 – January 1, 1979 |
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Lieutenant | Rudy Sablan |
Preceded by | Carlos Camacho |
Succeeded by | Paul McDonald Calvo |
Senator in the Guam Legislature | |
In office January 7, 1957 – January 4, 1971 |
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Chairman of the Democratic Party of Guam | |
In office 1961–1963 |
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Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Adrian L. Cristobal |
In office 1971–1973 |
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Preceded by | Joaquin A. Perez |
Succeeded by | Francisco Carbullido |
Personal details | |
Born |
Ricardo Jerome Bordallo December 11, 1927 Hagåtña, Guam |
Died | January 31, 1990 Chief Quipuha Park, Agana, Guam |
(aged 62)
Resting place | Pigo Cemetery, Anigua |
Nationality | Guamanian |
Political party | Democratic Party of Guam |
Spouse(s) | Madeleine Mary Zeien (m. 1953; wid. 1990) |
Children | Deborah Bordallo |
Alma mater | University of San Francisco |
Profession | Businessman, Politician |
Ricardo Jerome "Ricky" Bordallo /bərˈdæljoʊ/ (December 11, 1927 – January 31, 1990) was a Guamanian politician, businessman, and member of the Democratic Party of Guam. He served as Governor of Guam from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1987.
Ricardo Jerome Bordallo was born in Hagåtña, Guam. He was the son of Baltazar Jeronimo Bordallo (August 8, 1900 – May 1984) as a businessman, who died when his father was 83, and his mother Josefina Torres Pangelinan. He was the first child of a family including his brother Paul Joseph Bordallo (1930–2007), who was a former senator. BJ Bordallo was a popular politician from the 1930s to 1950s. Ricardo Bordallo attended the University of San Francisco before returning to Guam and becoming a successful businessman and car dealer. Among other positions, he was the proprietor of "Ricky's Suburban Club," a restaurant and bar in Tamuning, Guam. Bordallo also established "Ricky's Auto Company" in the mid 50's which became Toyota's first American car dealer.
He was married to Madeleine Zeien Bordallo in 1953; together they have one daughter Deborah, and one grandchild, Nicole Nelson. Bordallo's widow was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1990, and served as Lieutenant Governor of Guam from 1995 to 2003, and as the island's Delegate to the United States House of Representatives since 2003.