Jonathan Nez
Jonathan Nez is the 9th and current president of the Navajo Nation. He was elected President of the Navajo Nation on November 6, 2018. Before his election, Nez served as Vice President from 2015 until his inauguration in early January 2019. At 43 years of age, Nez is the youngest person to have ever been elected President of the Navajo Nation.Life and career
Nez was born in Tuba City, Arizona, and attended Northland Pioneer College and Northern Arizona University. He attained both a BS in Political science and a Masters of Public Administration from NAU.
Before being elected Vice President of the Navajo Nation, Nez served as vice president of the Shonto chapter, delegate to the Navajo Nation Council representing the Oljato, Ts'ah Bii' Kin, Navajo Mountain, and Shonto chapters. He was sworn in to the office of Vice President of the Navajo Nation on May 12, 2015, and sworn in to office of President on January 15, 2019.
