Jonathan Nez Navajo Nation President National Indian Health Board

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A biography of Jonathan Nez, Navajo Nation President, listed with the National Indian Health Board. Under public service, it says Nez began after being elected as Shonto Chapter Vice President, was later elected to serve three terms as a Navajo Nation Council Delegate, and served two terms as a Navajo County Board of Supervisor for District 1. It says Nez was elected Navajo Nation Vice President in 2015 and Navajo Nation President in 2019. Under qualifications, it says Nez is currently a doctoral student in political science and earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in public administration from NAU.

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                                              JONATHAN NEZ
                                          Navajo Nation President
                                        National Indian Health Board


                              Jonathan Nez was born in Tuba City, Arizona and
                              raised in Shonto, Arizona. He is married to Phefelia
                              H. Nez and they have two children, Christopher
                              and Alexander. He is the son of John H. Nez and
                              Mabel H. Nez. His grandfather, H.T. Donald, was
                              the former Navajo Nation Council Delegate for
                              Shonto Chapter, and his grandmother was Mae
                              Donald from Shonto.


                                  PUBLIC SERVICE
Nez began his public service after being elected as Shonto Chapter Vice President.
He was later elected to serve three terms as a Navajo Nation Council Delegate,
representing the chapters of Shonto, Oljato, Tsah Bi Kin, and Navajo Mountain. He
was also elected as a Navajo County Board of Supervisor for District 1 and served
two terms. In 2015, Nez was elected Navajo Nation Vice President, and in 2019
was elected as the Navajo Nation President.


                                 QUALIFICATIONS
Nez believes in education. He is currently a doctoral student in political science
and completed research on local empowerment and mobilizing local communities
of the Navajo Nation to reinstate their inherent local way of governance. His
research focuses on the reduction of dependence on the central tribal
government, upholding and enhancing the local inherent sovereignty of the
chapter areas. He is an alumnus of Northland Pioneer College and Northern
Arizona University. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a
master's degree in public administration from NAU.

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