Arnold Palacios

Arnold Palacios
10th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023
Lieutenant	Dave Apatang
Preceded by	Ralph Torres
12th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Governor	Ralph Torres
Preceded by	Victor Hocog
Succeeded by	David M. Apatang
19th President of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate
In office January 10, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Preceded by	Frank Borja
Succeeded by	Victor Hocog
13th Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
In office January 14, 2008 – January 11, 2010
Preceded by	Oscar M. Babauta
Succeeded by	Froilan Tenorio
Personal details
Born	Arnold Indalecio Palacios (1955-08-22) 22 August 1955 (age 69) Saipan, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Northern Mariana Islands)
Political party	Republican (before 2021, 2024–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2021–2024)
Education	Portland State University (BS)

Arnold Indalecio Palacios (born August 22, 1955) is a Northern Marianan politician currently serving as the tenth governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, since 2023. He previously served as the 12th lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from 2019 to 2023 and was a member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate and Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. A lifelong member of the Republican party, he briefly left the party between 2021 and 2024, when he became the first independent to be elected as governor.