Perpetua Sappa Konman | |
|---|---|
| Senator of Congress | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Constituency | Chuuk Election District 3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1972 |
Perpetua Sappa Konman (born 29 September 1972) [1] is a Micronesian physician and politician. In 2021 she became the first woman elected to Congress.
Born in 1972 and from Fefan island in Chuuk State,Konman became a physician. [1] [2] She married Derensio S. Konman,a politician and member of Congress,and had six children. [1]
Following her husband's death in 2021,she contested the subsequent special election for Chuuk Election District 3 (a Senate seat). [1] Receiving 2,532 votes,she defeated Myron I. Hashiguchi (1,962 votes) and Inson I. Namper (1,292) votes,becoming the first woman elected to Congress. [3] [2] She was sworn into office on 13 December. [1] Konman was re-elected in the 2023 parliamentary elections with 52% of the vote.
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