Edward Pangelinan

Edward D.L.G. Pangelinan was a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands who served as the Resident Representative from the Northern Mariana Islands to the United States House of Representatives from 1978 – 1984. He also served as the Chairman of the Marianas Political Status Commission which established the present political union between the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States.[1][2] In 1983, he switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.[3] He lost reelection to Froilan Tenorio in the 1984 general election. He later became a lobbyist for the Northern Mariana Islands.[4]

Eddie Pangelinan
Resident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
January 1978 – January 1984
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byFroilan Tenorio
Personal details
Born (1941-10-24) October 24, 1941
Saipan, Mariana Islands, South Pacific Mandate
Political partyDemocratic (Before 1983)
Republican (1983–present)
EducationUniversity of Guam
George Washington University (BA)
Howard University (JD)

His son James, is a Colonel in the United States Army and the highest-ranking member of the United States Army from the Northern Mariana Islands.[5]

References
  1. "Covenant". Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Law Revision Commission. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. Demapan, Daisy (2016-01-11). "Camacho, a pioneer of the CNMI, is laid to rest". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  3. Porter, Kit (1993). "Starting Northern Marianas College: A Negotiation Perspective" (PDF).
  4. Sablan, Michael S. "Survey of CNMI-Contracted Lobbyists Activities January 1994 through September 2001" (PDF). Saipan: Office of the Public Auditor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
  5. Sablan, Gregorio (June 26, 2018). "Commendation of Col. James G. Pangelinan". Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
U.S. House of Representatives
New constituency Resident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands
1978–1984		 Succeeded by
Froilan Tenorio
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