Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia

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The vice president of Federated States of Micronesia is the second highest position in Federated States of Micronesia. The vice president is elected by the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia from among the at-large members for a four-year term. The vice president is also a part of the legislature. The annual salary of the vice president is set to US$70,000. [1]

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The history of the office holders is as follows: [2]

List of officeholders

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Tun from Yap.jpg Petrus Tun
(1935–1999)
11 May 197919833–4 years Independent
2 Beili Olter.jpg Bailey Olter
(1933–1999)
198311 May 19873–4 years Independent
3 Hiroshi Ismael.jpg Hirosi Ismael
(1937–2008)
11 May 198711 May 19914 years Independent
4 Dzheikob Nena.jpg Jacob Nena
(1941–2022)
11 May 19918 November 19965 years, 181 days Independent
5 Leo Folkem.jpg Leo Falcam
(1935–2018)
8 May 199711 May 19992 years, 3 days Independent
6 Redly Killion.jpg Redley A. Killion
(born 1951)
11 May 199911 May 20078 years Independent
7 Alik Alik (cropped).jpg Alik Alik
(born 1953)
11 May 200711 May 20158 years Independent
8 Federated States of Micronesia Opening Ceremony 150622-N-MK341-013 (cropped).jpg Yosiwo George
(1941–2022)
11 May 201513 August 20227 years, 94 days Independent
9 T.H. Aren B. Palik.jpg Aren Palik 13 September 2022 [3] Incumbent1 year, 333 days Independent

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References

  1. TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. "PUBLIC LAW NO. 20-183" (PDF).
  2. "Former_Vice_Presidents". fsmpio.fm. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. "FSM Congress elects new vice president". Pacific Island Times. September 13, 2022.

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