Arnold Palacios

Arnold Palacios
10th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023
Lieutenant	David M. 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
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 Babauta
Succeeded by	Froilan Tenorio
Personal details
Born	Arnold Indalecio Palacios Saipan, Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Political party	Republican (before 2021) Independent (2021–present)
Education	Portland State University (BS)

Arnold Indalecio Palacios (born August 22, 1955) is a Northern Mariana politician who is the 10th and current Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands since 2023. He was the 12th lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, from 2019 to 2023.

Palacios is a former Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. He was sworn in on January 14, 2008, as the Speaker of the House's 16th Legislature.

Formerly a member of the Republican Party, he ran an independent candidate for Governor in the 2022 election. He won the election in November 2022, beating incumbent Governor Ralph Torres.