Benjamin Cruz

Benjamin Cruz
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	???
Succeeded by	???
Personal details
Born	Benjamin Joseph Franquez Cruz; March 3, 1951; 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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