Charles Chieng

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Honorable
Charles Chieng
9th Governor of Yap
Assumed office
9 January 2023
Alma mater University of the Incarnate Word (B.A.)
Website chiengitimai2022.com

Charles Sigfred Chieng (born 27 June 1954) [1] is a Micronesian politician, and as of 9 January 2023, the ninth governor of Yap.

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Biography

Chieng studied political science at the University of Guam. He obtained a bachelors in political science and a bachelors in secondary education from the University of the Incarnate Word in Texas. He has a masters degree in regional planning. [2]

Chieng ran in the 2022 election for governor of Yap State [2] against the incumbent governor Jesse Salalu and former Cabinet official James Gartamag Lukan. Chieng won the three-way election with a 44.2% plurality of the vote corresponding to 1,630 votes. [3] [4]

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