Therese Terlaje | |
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Speaker of the Guam Legislature | |
Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Tina Rose Muña Barnes |
In office September 13, 2018 – January 7, 2019 Acting | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Cruz |
Succeeded by | Tina Rose Muña Barnes |
Member of the Guam Legislature | |
Assumed office January 2, 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Yona, Guam, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 3 |
Education | Creighton University (BS) University of California, Los Angeles (JD) |
Therese M. Terlaje (born 1964) is a Guamanian politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, Terlaje has served as a member of the Legislature of Guam since 2017, and as Speaker of the Guam Legislature in 2021.[1]
An attorney by profession, Terlaje was first elected in 2016 to serve in the 34th Guam Legislature, where she was elected Vice Speaker of the Guam Legislature. She has been reelected in every election since, having served in the 35th (2019–2021), 36th (2021–2023), and 37th (2023–present) sessions of the legislature.