What is Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands?
{{Infobox official post | post = Lieutenant Governor | body = the Northern Mariana Islands | native_name = | insignia = | insigniasize = | insigniacaption = | flag = | flagsize = | flagborder = | flagcaption = | image = David Apatang Standing with USAF Airmen (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | alt = | incumbent = [[David M. Apatang|David Apatang]] | acting = | incumbentsince = January 9, 2023 | department = | style = | type = Lieutenant Governor | status = | abbreviation = | member_of = | reports_to = | residence = | seat = | nominator = | appointer = | appointer_qualified = | termlength = | termlength_qualified = | constituting_instrument = | precursor = | formation = January 9, 1978 | first = Francisco Castro Ada | last = | abolished = | succession = | unofficial_names = | deputy = | salary = | website = }} The [[Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands]] has a self-governing government consisting of a locally elected [[List of Northern Mariana Islands Governors|governor]], [[List of current United States lieutenant governors|Lieutenant Governor]] and the [[Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature]].<ref name=adfat>{{cite news |title=Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Country Brief |url=http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/cnmi/cnmi_brief.html |work=[[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)]] |access-date=2008-07-03 |archive-date=2008-07-19 |archive-url=https: