Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has a self-governing government consisting of a locally elected governor, Lieutenant Governor and the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature.
Incumbent Governor Eloy S. Inos died on December 28, 2015. According to Article III Section 7 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, "In case of the removal, death, or resignation of the governor, the lieutenant governor shall become governor and the president of the senate shall become lieutenant governor." Lieutenant Governor Ralph Torres became the governor, and President of the Senate Victor B. Hocog became lieutenant governor on December 28, 2015.
