Russell Begaye
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Russell Begaye | |
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| 8th President of the Navajo Nation | |
| In office May 12, 2015 – January 15, 2019 | |
| Vice President | Jonathan Nez |
| Preceded by | Ben Shelly |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Nez |
| Member of the Navajo Nation Council | |
| In office January 11, 2011 – January 13, 2015 | |
| President | Ben Shelly |
| Vice President | Rex Lee Jim |
| Preceded by | Leonard Anthony Pete Atcitty |
| Succeeded by | Tom Chee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 4, 1951[1] Shiprock, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv) |
Russell Begaye is a Navajo politician who served as the 8th president of Navajo Nation from May 2015 to January 2019. He was the second New Mexican Navajo to hold the Navajo Presidency.
Born in Shiprock, New Mexico, Begaye graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1974 with a degree in political science. In 1977, Begaye received his Master of Divinity degree from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.[2]
