The office of Vice-president of the Navajo Nation was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government. The president and vice president are elected every four years. The Navajo Nation Vice-president shall serve no more than two terms.[1]
Vice-President of the Navajo Nation | |
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since January 10, 2023 | |
Residence | Window Rock, AZ |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Navajo Nation Code & Treaty of 1868 |
Inaugural holder | Marshall Plummer |
Formation | January 15, 1991 |
Salary | $45,000.00 USD per year |
Website | Vice President |
In 2010, Ben Shelly became the first vice president to be elected president of the Navajo Nation.[2]
In 2022, Richelle Montoya was the first woman to be elected into the Executive Branch of the Navajo Nation.[3]
Officeholders
editNo. | Image | Name | Term | Party | Election | President | ||
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1 | Marshall Plummer (1948–2010) [4] |
January 15, 1991 – January 10, 1995 |
Unknown | 1990 | Peterson Zah | |||
2 | Thomas Atcitty (1933–2020) [5] |
January 10, 1995 – February 19, 1998 |
Democratic | 1994 | Albert Hale | |||
3 | Milton Bluehouse Sr. (1936–2019) [6] |
February 19, 1998 – July 24, 1998 |
Unknown | – | Thomas Atcitty | |||
Position vacant (July–August 1998) | – | Milton Bluehouse Sr. | ||||||
4 | Frank Chee Willeto (1925–2012) [7] |
August 1998 – January 12, 1999 |
Unknown | |||||
5 | Taylor McKenzie (1931–2007) [8] |
January 12, 1999 – January 14, 2003 |
Unknown | 1998 | Kelsey Begaye | |||
6 | Frank Dayish (born 1958) |
January 14, 2003 – January 9, 2007 |
Unknown | 2002 | Joe Shirley Jr. | |||
7 | Ben Shelly (1947–2023) |
January 9, 2007 – January 11, 2011 |
Democratic | 2006 | ||||
8 | Rex Lee Jim (born 1962) |
January 11, 2011 – May 12, 2015 |
Unknown | 2010 | Ben Shelly | |||
9 | Jonathan Nez (born 1975) |
May 12, 2015 – January 15, 2019 |
Democratic | 2015 | Russell Begaye | |||
10 | Myron Lizer (born TBA) |
January 15, 2019 – January 10, 2023 |
Republican | 2018 | Jonathan Nez | |||
11 | Richelle Montoya (born TBA) |
January 10, 2023 – present |
Unknown | 2022 | Buu Nygren |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Qualifications for President & Vice-President" (PDF). Navajo Nation Election Administration.
- ^ "Navajo Nation elects Buu Nygren President". New Mexico News Port. 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Democracy Era Begins For Largest U.S. Tribe". New York Times. 1991-01-17. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ Becenti, Deenise (1998-02-20). "With Law on Heels, Navajo Boss Quits; Hale Steps Down As Navajo Boss". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Navajo name new president - again". Kingman Daily Miner. Associated Press. 1998-07-26. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ Brunt, Charles D. (2012-06-25). "Former Navajo Code Talker Willeto Dies". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ^ Rushlo, Michelle (1999-12-12). "Navajo inauguration is all-day event". Eugene Register-Guard (page 3A). Associated Press. Retrieved 2012-07-09.