Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio Explained

Pedro Tenorio
Order:2nd & 5th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Lieutenant:Jesus Sablan
Term Start:January 12, 1998
Term End:January 14, 2002
Predecessor:Froilan Tenorio
Successor:Juan Babauta
Lieutenant1:Pedro A. Tenorio
Term Start1:January 11, 1982
Term End1:January 8, 1990
Predecessor1:Carlos S. Camacho
Successor1:Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero
Office2:President of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate
Term Start2:January 14, 1980
Term End2:January 11, 1982
Predecessor2:Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero
Successor2:Olympio T. Borja
Birth Name:Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio
Birth Date:18 April 1934
Birth Place:Saipan, Mariana Islands, South Pacific Mandate
Death Place:Garapan, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Sophie Pangelinan
Children:9
Education:University of Guam

Pedro "Teno"[1] Pangelinan Tenorio (April 18, 1934 – May 21, 2018) was a Northern Mariana Islander politician who served as the second and fifth governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from January 11, 1982, to January 8, 1990, and then from January 12, 1998, to January 14, 2002.[2]

With 12 years in office, Tenorio was the longest-serving governor in CNMI history.

Biography

Tenorio was born on Saipan. He graduated from George Washington High School in Guam and attended the University of Guam. He worked as a schoolteacher, a shipping executive, and a supervisor for a Naval technical and training unit. He first served in the House of Representatives of the Congress of Micronesia and subsequently became a member of the Marianas District Legislature.

In 1978, when the Northern Mariana Islands became a U.S. commonwealth (CNMI), he was elected vice president of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate in the first commonwealth legislature and chairman of the Programs Committee. He was elected president of the senate in 1980. Sworn in as governor in 1982, he was reelected for a second term in 1985. He was elected Governor again in November 1997 and was inaugurated on January 12, 1998.[3]

Tenorio was married to Sophia “Sophie”[4] Pangelinan Tenorio[5] and had nine children, Peter Michael, Ruth Christine, Patrick James, Paul Gilbert, Perry John, Reina Sophia, Roslyn Carlyn, Rebecca Dena, Peter Patrick, and reared son Francisco.[6] He died on May 21, 2018, at the Commonwealth Health Center, Garapan, Saipan,[7] [8] and was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Chalan Kanoa, Saipan.[9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Patterson, Carolyn Bennett, et al. "At the Birth of Nations: In the Far Pacific." National Geographic Magazine, October 1986 page 498. National Geographic Virtual Library, Accessed May 17, 2018.
  2. Web site: Marchesseault . Jeffrey . 2018-05-20 . CNMI mourns passing of legendary former Governor Pedro "Teno" Tenorio . 2023-12-25 . PNC News First . en-US.
  3. Web site: NGA Profile of Pedro P. Tenorio . December 31, 2008 . National Governor's Association . 2004.
  4. http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/letters-to-the-editor/104818-in-memoriam-gov-pedro-pangelinan-tenorio-1934-2018
  5. News: First Lady leads the creation of CNMI Chapter of Make-a-Wish Foundation . . 1999-09-01 . 2015-07-02.
  6. http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/obituaries/104617-pedro-pangelinan-tenorio
  7. News: Villahermosa . Cherrie . May 22, 2018 . 'A true statesman in every sense of the word' . Marianas Variety .
  8. News: Encinares . Erwin . May 22, 2018 . Gov. Teno passes away, 84 . Saipan Tribune .
  9. News: Villahermosa . Cherrie . May 30, 2018 . Former Governor Teno laid to rest . Marianas Variety .
  10. News: Bautista . Kimberly . May 30, 2018 . CNMI bids Teno farewell . Saipan Tribune .