Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia

Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
23rd Congress
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1979
Leadership
Speaker	Esmond Moses, Ind. since 11 May 2023
Vice-Speaker	Robson Romolow, Ind.
Structure
Seats	14 senators
Political groups	Independents (14)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	7 March 2023
Meeting place
Palikir
Website
www.cfsm.gov.fm

The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has 14 non-partisan members: ten members elected for a two-year term in ten single-seat constituencies and four members elected for a four-year term, one from each state at-large.

Qualifications

To become a member of the FSM Congress, either one elected on the basis of state equality (senator at-large) or one elected based on population, an individual must fulfil these following requirements according to Article 9 of the Constitution. ^[1]

• Must be at least 30 years of age upon the day of election.
• Must be a resident of the state from which he or she is elected for at least 5 years.
• Must be a citizen of the FSM for at least 15 years.
• Must not be convicted of felony.

Constituencies

Main article: Electoral districts of the Federated States of Micronesia

Speakers of the Congress

The Speaker of the Congress is elected for a term of two years.

Image	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
	Bethwel Henry	10 May 1979	May 1987	[2]
	Jack Fritz	May 1987	May 2003	[3]
	Peter M. Christian	12 May 2003	11 May 2007
	Isaac V. Figir	11 May 2007	11 May 2013	[4]
	Dohsis Halbert	11 May 2013	11 May 2015	[4]
	Wesley Simina	11 May 2015	11 May 2023	[5]
	Esmond Moses	11 May 2023	Incumbent	[6]

Members

Members after the 2023 Micronesian parliamentary election. ^[7]

State	District	Member	Places represented	Notes
Chuuk
	Senator (at-large)	Wesley W. Simina	Chuuk
	One	Florencio Singkoro Harper	Mortlock Islands
	Two	Victor (Vicky) Gouland	Northern Namoneas
	Three	Perpetua S. Konman	Southern Namoneas
	Four	Tiwiter Aritos	Faichuuk Region
	Five	Robson U. Romolow	Halls and Northwestern Islands
Kosrae
	Senator (at-large)	Aren Palik	Kosrae
	One	Paliknoa K. Welly	Kosrae
Yap
	Senator (at-large)	Joseph J. Urusemal	Yap
	One	Isaac V. Figir	Yap
Pohnpei
	Senator (at-large)	Peter M. Christian	Pohnpei
	One	Merlynn Abello-Alfonso	Sokehs, Kolonia, Sapwuahfik, Nukuoro and Kapingamarangi
	Two	Quincy Lawrence	Madolenihmw and Kitti
	Three	Esmond B. Moses	U, Nett, Mwoakilloa and Pingelap

See also

• Politics of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Congress of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
• List of legislatures by country

References

1. "FSM Constitution - Article 9". fsmlaw.org. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
2. Micronesia Country Study Guide. International Business Publications, USA. 2009-03-20. ISBN   9781438732688.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
3. http://shark.comfsm.fm/library/digitallibrary/V10N71989.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
4. "Halbert new speaker of FSMs' Eighteenth Congress". fsmcongress.fm. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
5. "Speaker Wesley W. Simina". Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
6. "News Programmes Schedules How to Listen About RNZ Pacific PACIFIC8:31 am today Wesley Simina becomes new president of Micronesia". RNZ . 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
7. "National Election Changes 2 in Pohnpei and Maintains All State Representatives". Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia.

External links

• Official website