Vice President of the Navajo Nation facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Vice-President of theNavajo Nation |
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![]() Great Seal of the Navajo Nation
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Residence | Window Rock, AZ |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Navajo Nation Code & Treaty of 1868 |
Inaugural holder | Marshall Plummer |
Formation | January 15, 1991 |
Salary | $45,000.00 USD per year |
Website | Vice President |
The Vice President of the Navajo Nation is an important leader in the Navajo Nation government. This role was created in 1991. The Vice President works closely with the President. Both are chosen by the people in an election every four years. A person can serve as Vice President for a maximum of two terms.
In 2010, Ben Shelly made history. He was the first Vice President to later become the President of the Navajo Nation.
More recently, in 2022, Richelle Montoya also made history. She became the first woman to be elected to a top leadership position in the Navajo Nation's Executive Branch.
Who Has Been Vice President?
This section lists the people who have served as Vice President of the Navajo Nation. It shows when they served and who they worked with.
No. | Image | Name | Term | Party | Election | President | ||
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Marshall Plummer (1948–2010) |
January 15, 1991 – January 10, 1995 |
Unknown | 1990 | Peterson Zah | ||
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Thomas Atcitty (1933–2020) |
January 10, 1995 – February 19, 1998 |
Democratic | 1994 | Albert Hale | ||
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Milton Bluehouse Sr. (1936–2019) |
February 19, 1998 – July 24, 1998 |
Unknown | – | Thomas Atcitty | ||
Position vacant (July 24–August 1998) | – | Milton Bluehouse Sr. | ||||||
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Frank Chee Willeto (1925–2012) |
August 1998 – January 12, 1999 |
Unknown | ||||
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Taylor McKenzie (1931–2007) |
January 12, 1999 – January 14, 2003 |
Unknown | 1998 | Kelsey Begaye | ||
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Frank Dayish (born 1958) |
January 14, 2003 – January 9, 2007 |
Unknown | 2002 | Joe Shirley Jr. | ||
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Ben Shelly (1947–2023) |
January 9, 2007 – January 11, 2011 |
Democratic | 2006 | |||
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Rex Lee Jim (born 1962) |
January 11, 2011 – May 12, 2015 |
Unknown | 2010 | Ben Shelly | ||
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Jonathan Nez (born 1975) |
May 12, 2015 – January 15, 2019 |
Democratic | 2014–15 | Russell Begaye | ||
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Myron Lizer (born TBA) |
January 15, 2019 – January 10, 2023 |
Republican | 2018 | Jonathan Nez | ||
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Richelle Montoya (born TBA) |
January 10, 2023 – present |
Unknown | 2022 | Buu Nygren |
- President of the Navajo Nation
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