The
Guam
Guam (; ch, GuÄhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
anian self-governing government consists of a locally elected
governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
,
lieutenant governor and a fifteen-member
Legislature
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its p ...
.
The first popular election for governor and lieutenant governor took place in 1970. The current lieutenant governor is
Josh Tenorio
Joshua "Josh" Franquez Tenorio is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Guam since January 7, 2019. He is the first openly gay lieutenant governor elected in the United States and is a member ...
, who has been in office since January 7, 2019.
List of lieutenant governors of Guam
;Parties
References
{{Lists of lieutenant governors by U.S. state
Lieutenant governor
Lieutenant Governors of Guam