Vice President of the Navajo Nation
Vice-President of the Navajo Nation | |
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Residence | Window Rock, AZ |
Term length | Four years. Shall serve no more than two terms. |
Inaugural holder | Marshall Plummer |
Formation | January 15, 1991 |
Website | Vice President |
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.
In 2010, Ben Shelly became the first vice president to be elected president of the Navajo Nation.
Office holders
# | Image | Name | Start of term | End of term | President of the Navajo Nation |
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1 | Marshall Plummer | January 15, 1991 | January 10, 1995 | Peterson Zah | |
2 | Thomas Atcitty | January 10, 1995 | February 19, 1998 | Albert Hale | |
3 | Milton Bluehouse Sr. | February 1998 | July 24, 1998 | Thomas Atcitty | |
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Frank Chee Willeto | August 1998 | January 12, 1999 | Milton Bluehouse Sr. |
5 | Taylor McKenzie | January 12, 1999 | January 14, 2003 | Kelsey Begaye | |
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Frank Dayish | January 14, 2003 | January 9, 2007 | Joe Shirley Jr. |
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Ben Shelly | January 9, 2007 | January 11, 2011 | |
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Rex Lee Jim | January 11, 2011 | May 12, 2015 | Ben Shelly |
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Jonathan Nez | May 12, 2015 | January 15, 2019 | Russell Begaye |
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Myron Lizer | January 15, 2019 | present | Jonathan Nez |