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Benjamin Cruz
Auditor of Guam
Incumbent
Assumed office September 13, 2018
Governor
Eddie Calvo Lou Leon Guerrero
Preceded by
Yukari Hechanova (Acting)
Speaker of the Guam Legislature
In office January 2, 2017 – September 13, 2018
Preceded by
Judith Won Pat
Succeeded by
Therese M. Terlaje (Acting)
Vice Speaker of the Guam Legislature
In office January 5, 2009 – January 2, 2017
Preceded by
Dave Shimizu
Succeeded by
Therese Terlaje
Member of the Guam Legislature
In office January 3, 2005 – January 1, 2007
In office March 7, 2008 – September 13, 2018
Chief Justice of the Guam Supreme Court
In office April 21, 1999 – August 31, 2001
Appointed by
Carl Gutierrez
Preceded by
Peter Siguenza
Succeeded by
Peter Siguenza
Associate Justice of the Guam Supreme Court
In office October 13, 1997 – April 21, 1999
Appointed by
Carl Gutierrez
Preceded by
Monessa Lujan
Succeeded by
Frances Tydingco-Gatewood
Judge of the Guam Superior Court
In office 1984 – October 12, 1997
Appointed by
Ricardo Bordallo
Preceded by
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Succeeded by
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Personal details
Born
Benjamin Joseph Franquez Cruz
(1951-03-03) March 3, 1951 (age 73) Guam, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Education
Claremont McKenna College (BA) Santa Clara University (JD)
Website
Official website
Benjamin Joseph "BJ" Franquez Cruz (born March 3, 1951) is a Chamorro lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as the Speaker of the 34th Guam Legislature from 2017 to 2018 and as Vice Speaker from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Guam Legislature from 2005 to 2007 and again from 2008 to 2018. He was Chief Justice of the Guam Supreme Court from 1999 to 2001. In September 2018, Cruz was elected to serve as Public Auditor of Guam.
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