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May 29, 2024 · Find the latest news and updates from President Buu Nygren and his administration. Learn about their weekly address, proclamations, statements, events, and more.
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President of the Navajo Nation. The President of the Navajo Nation is the Executive Branch of the Navajo Nation. The office was created in 1991 following restructuring of the national government. The President and Vice President are elected every four years.
No.NameTermParty10Buu Nygren(born 1986)January 10, 2023–present9Jonathan Nez(born 1975)January 15, 2019–January 10, 20238Russell Begaye(born TBA)May 12, 2015–January 15, 20197Ben Shelly(1947–2023)January 11, 2011–May 12, 2015Jonathan Nez (born May 26, 1975) is a Navajo politician who served as the 9th President of the Navajo Nation from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as Vice President and as a Navajo Nation Council delegate.
Nov 9, 2022 · FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Buu Nygren has ousted Jonathan Nez as president of the Navajo Nation, a position that wields influence nationally because of the size of the tribe’s reservation in the U.S. Southwest and its huge population.
Jan 11, 2023 · FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. — Buu Nygren was sworn in Tuesday as the next president of the vast Navajo Nation, a job that will test his ability to make good on promises to deliver water, electricity...
Jan 12, 2023 · Buu Nygren was sworn in this week as president of the vast Navajo Nation, a job that will test his ability to make good on promises to deliver water, electricity and broadband internet to tens...
Jan 15, 2019 · FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. (AP) — Jonathan Nez delivered a message of hope, resilience and change Tuesday in his inaugural address as president of the Navajo Nation, drawing from the tribe’s history...