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, maximum 2 terms
Constituting instrument FSM Constitution
Inaugural holder Tosiwo Nakayama
Formation11 May 1979
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

Insignia

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)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Tosivo Nakaiama.jpg Tosiwo Nakayama
(1931–2007)
1979
1983
11 May 197911 May 19878 years Independent
2 Dzhon Kheglelgem.jpg John Haglelgam
(1949–2024)
1987 11 May 198711 May 19914 years Independent
3 Beili Olter.jpg Bailey Olter
(1933–1999)
1991
1995
11 May 19918 November 19965 years,
181 days
Independent
Dzheikob Nena.jpg Jacob Nena
(1941–2022)
8 November 19968 May 1997181 days Independent
48 May 199711 May 19991 year,
3 days
5 Leo Folkem.jpg Leo Falcam
(1935–2018)
1999 11 May 199911 May 20034 years Independent
6 Joseph Urusemal.jpg Joseph Urusemal
(born 1951)
2003 11 May 200311 May 20074 years Independent
7 Imanuel Mori.jpg Manny Mori
(born 1949)
2007
2011
11 May 200711 May 20158 years Independent
8 Piter Kristian.jpg Peter Christian
(born 1947)
2015 11 May 201511 May 20194 years Independent
9 H. E. David W. Panuelo.jpg David Panuelo
(born 1963)
2019 11 May 201911 May 20234 years Independent
10 T.H. Wesley W. Simina.jpg Wesley Simina
(born 1961)
2023 11 May 2023Incumbent1 year, 131 days Independent

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References

  1. TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. "PUBLIC LAW NO. 20-183" (PDF).
  2. "Executive". gov.fm. 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.