Arnold Palacios

Arnold Indalecio Palacios (August 22, 1955 – July 23, 2025) was a Northern Mariana politician who was the 10th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from 2023 until 2025. He was the 12th lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, from 2019 to 2023.

Palacios was a former Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. He was sworn in on January 14, 2008, as the Speaker of the House's 16th Legislature.

Formerly a member of the Republican Party, he ran an independent candidate for Governor in the 2022 election. He won the election in November 2022, beating incumbent Governor Ralph Torres.

Palacios died on July 23, 2025 at a hospital in Dededo, Guam at the age of 69.Gov. Palacios passes away; Apatang assumes office

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Category:1955 births
Category:Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands
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Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians