Rex Lee Jim | |
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8th Vice President of the Navajo Nation | |
In office January 11, 2011 –May 12, 2015 | |
President | Ben Shelly |
Preceded by | Ben Shelly |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Nez |
Member of the 20th &21st Navajo Nation Council | |
In office January 14,2003 –January 11,2011 | |
Preceded by | Raymond Jones |
Succeeded by | Nelson Begaye |
Personal details | |
Born | 1962 Rock Point,Arizona |
Nationality | Navajo Nation and USA |
Rex Lee Jim (born 1962) is an American politician,Past Navajo Council Delegate and Former Vice President of the Navajo Nation who served under President Ben Shelly. [1]
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