President of the Federated States of Micronesia

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President of the
Federated States of Micronesia
Seal of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg
Seal of Government of
the Federated States of Micronesia
T.H. Wesley W. Simina.jpg
Incumbent
Wesley Simina
since 11 May 2023
Style Mister President (informal)
His Excellency (formal)
Seat Palikir, Pohnpei
Nominator FSM Congress
Term length Four years,
renewable once
Constituting instrument FSM Constitution (1979)
Inaugural holder Tosiwo Nakayama
Formation11 May 1979;46 years ago (1979-05-11)
Deputy FSM Vice President
Salary80,000 USD annually [1]
Website https://pio.gov.fm/

The president of the Federated States of Micronesia is the head of state and government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The FSM president, by virtue of his or her office, is the head of the FSM Cabinet and is in charge of the administration and operations of the National Government. The president is assisted by the vice president, both of whom are elected by the FSM Congress from among the at-large members to serve for four-year terms. The current and tenth president of the FSM is Wesley Simina, who replaced David Panuelo on 11 May 2023. [2]

Contents

Qualifications

According to Article 10 of the FSM Constitution, people who fulfil the following requirements are eligible to serve as president. [3]

Roles

Constitutional roles

Office

The Office of the President of the Federated States of Micronesia is located in the national capital of Palikir in Pohnpei State.

List of presidents

The history of the office holders is as follows: [5]

Status
  Denotes acting president
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical partyElection Vice President
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Tosivo Nakaiama.jpg Tosiwo Nakayama
(1931–2007)		11 May 197911 May 19878 years, 0 days Independent 1979 Petrus Tun
1983 Bailey Olter
2 Dzhon Kheglelgem.jpg John Haglelgam
(1949–2024)		11 May 198711 May 19914 years, 0 days Independent 1987 Hirosi Ismael
3 Beili Olter.jpg Bailey Olter
(1933–1999)		11 May 19918 November 1996 [a] 5 years, 181 days Independent 1991 Jacob Nena
1995
– Dzheikob Nena.jpg Jacob Nena
(1941–2022)		8 November 19968 May 1997181 days Independent —Vacant
48 May 199711 May 19992 years, 3 days Leo Falcam
5 Leo Folkem.jpg Leo Falcam
(1935–2018)		11 May 199911 May 20034 years, 0 days Independent 1999 Redley A. Killion
6 Dzhozef Urusemal.jpg Joseph Urusemal
(1952–2025)		11 May 200311 May 20074 years, 0 days Independent 2003
7 Imanuel Mori.jpg Manny Mori
(born 1949)		11 May 200711 May 20158 years, 0 days Independent 2007 Alik Alik
2011
8 Piter Kristian.jpg Peter M. Christian
(born 1947)		11 May 201511 May 20194 years, 0 days Independent 2015 Yosiwo George
9 H. E. David W. Panuelo.jpg David Panuelo
(born 1963)		11 May 201911 May 20234 years, 0 days Independent 2019
Vacant
Aren Palik
10 T.H. Wesley W. Simina.jpg Wesley Simina
(born 1961)		11 May 2023Incumbent [b] 2 years, 132 days Independent 2023

Notes

  1. ↑ Resigned from office.
  2. ↑ Simina's current mandate expires on 11 May 2027; he is eligible for re-election.

See also

References

  1. ↑ TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. "PUBLIC LAW NO. 20-183" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Executive". gov.fm. March 8, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ "FSM Constitution - Article 9". fsmlaw.org. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "FSM Constitution - Article 10". fsmlaw.org. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Former Presidents". fsmpio.fm. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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