Felix Perez Camacho
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6th Governor of Guam
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| Assumed office 2003 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | Kaleo Moylan Michael W. Cruz, M.D. |
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| Preceded by | Carl T.C. Gutierrez |
| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | October 30, 1957 (age 49) Camp Zama, Japan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Joann G. Camacho |
| Profession | Software executive |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Felix Perez Camacho (b. October 30, 1957, in Camp Zama, Japan) is the Governor of Guam and the son of former Governor Carlos Camacho. He is a member of the United States Republican Party.
He received a degree in business administration and finance in 1980 from Marquette University. Camacho has held positions with Pacific Financial Corporation and IBM. In March 1988, Governor Joseph Ada appointed him as deputy director of the Public Utility Agency of Guam. In 1992, Camacho was elected as senator in the Twenty-second Guam Legislature, subsequently winning seats in the twenty-third, twenty-fourth, and twenty-sixth legislatures. In 2000, he was named the chairman of the Committee on Tourism, Transportation, and Economic Development. Camacho was elected as Guam’s sixth governor in 2002. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and participates in many civic activities. He was honored as one of the Outstanding Young Men of America and received the Pacific Jaycees Three Young Outstanding People award.
Camacho was the running mate of Joseph Ada in the hotly contested 1998 campaign. Camacho won re-election as Governor of Guam in 2006. For a second time, he defeated former Guam Delegate-at-Large Robert Underwood. Camacho's running mate for Lt. Governor was Michael W. Cruz, M.D., a former Senator in the Guam Legislature.
He is married to Joann G. Camacho and has three children Jessica, Felix and Maria and a grandson, Colin James.
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| Preceded by Carl T.C. Gutierrez |
Governor of Guam 2003 – present |
Incumbent |
