Joaquin Pangelinan
Joaquin Ito Pangelinan also known as Mitch Pangelinan (1942 - June 28, 2013) was a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands. A signatory to the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, he served as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
He was born 1942. His biological parents died during World War II and he was subsequently adopted by his maternal uncle Francisco Sablan Pangelinan. He attended school in Guam, including College of Guam. In the 1960s, Pangelinan joined the Popular Party owing to his belief in reintegrating Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.[1]
He returned to
Pangelinan was the chairman of the Democratic Party for a period of time in the 1980s.[4] After the Democratic Party was supplanted by the Covenant Party as one of the Northern Mariana Islands’ two major parties, Pangelinan continued to support the Democratic Party as an organization and a number of Democratic and independent candidates for public office until his death.[3] He died June 28, 2013 at age 71.[3][5]
References
- ^ a b c Pangelinan, Joaquin Ito (October 6, 1993). "Interview of Joaquin I. Pangelinan" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Howard P. Willens. Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands: Northern Marianas Humanities Council. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Demos Win House, Gambling Out". Marianas Variety. Vol. 8, no. 30. November 6, 1979. p. 3. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via eVols.
- ^ a b c "Former Speaker Pangelinan passes away". July 1, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Incomplete Semi-Official Election Results". Marianas Variety. Vol. 10, no. 34. November 6, 1981. p. 2. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via eVols.
- ^ "In Celebration of His New Life: Joaquin Ito Pangelinan (1942-2013)". Saipan Tribune. July 5, 2013. p. 23. Retrieved May 20, 2024 – via Find a Grave.