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Ben Shelly (born July 6, 1947)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ben Shelly )〕 was the 7th one term President of the Navajo Nation. Shelly was the first President to have been elected both President and Vice President of the Navajo Nation. He is also the first New Mexican Navajo to hold the Navajo Presidency.〔 On November 2, 2010, Shelly was voted in as the Navajo Nation's President-elect during the 2010 Navajo Nation Presidential Elections, defeating opponent New Mexico State Senator Lynda Lovejoy of the Navajo Nation. On August 16, 2014 Shelly lost the Navajo Nation Primaries to former Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr and newcomer Christopher Deschene. ==Early life and education== Shelly was born in Thoreau, New Mexico. He is clan born for . His maternal grandfather is and his paternal grandfather is . Shelly's wife of 45 years, Martha Shelly, is originally from Coyote Canyon. She is and born for . They have five children and 10 grandchildren. Shelly lived in Chicago for 16 years, training in heavy equipment maintenance and working as a supervisor for a heavy equipment company. Shelly moved back to the Navajo Nation in 1976, and owned a fleet maintenance and mechanic shop.〔http://www.vicepresident.navajo.org/bio.html Navajo Nation Vice President Ben Shelly〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Shelly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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