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Felix Perez Camacho (born October 30, 1957 in Camp Zama, Japan) is the governor of Guam. He is a member of United States Republican Party.
He received a degree in business administration and finance in 1980 from Marquette University. Camacho has held positions with Pacific Financial Corporation and IBM. In March 1988, Governor Joseph Ada appointed him as deputy director of the Public Utility Agency of Guam. In 1992, Camacho was elected as senator in the Twenty-second Guam Legislature, subsequently winning seats in the twenty-third, twenty-fourth, and twenty-sixth legislatures. In 2000, he was named the chairman of the Committee on Tourism, Transportation, and Economic Development. Camacho was elected as Guam's sixth governor in 2002. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and participates in many civic activities. He was honored as one of the Outstanding Young Men of America and received the Pacific Jaycees Three Young Outstanding People award.
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