Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia

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]

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

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Election	President
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Petrus Tun (1935–1999)	11 May 1979	11 May 1983	4 years, 0 days		Independent	1979	Tosiwo Nakayama
2		Bailey Olter (1933–1999)	11 May 1983	11 May 1987	4 years, 0 days		Independent	1983
3		Hirosi Ismael (1937–2008)	11 May 1987	11 May 1991	4 years, 0 days		Independent	1987	John Haglelgam
4		Jacob Nena (1941–2022)	11 May 1991	8 November 1996	5 years, 181 days		Independent	1991	Bailey Olter
								1995
Vacant (8 November 1996 – 8 May 1997)									Jacob Nena
5		Leo Falcam (1935–2018)	8 May 1997	11 May 1999	2 years, 3 days		Independent	—
6		Redley A. Killion (born 1951)	11 May 1999	11 May 2007	8 years, 0 days		Independent	1999	Leo Falcam
								2003	Joseph Urusemal
7		Alik Alik (born 1953)	11 May 2007	11 May 2015	8 years, 0 days		Independent	2007	Manny Mori
								2011
8		Yosiwo George (1941–2022)	11 May 2015	13 August 2022 †	7 years, 94 days		Independent	2015	Peter M. Christian
								2019	David Panuelo
Vacant (13 August – 13 September 2022)
9		Aren Palik (born 19??)	13 September 2022 [3]	Incumbent [a]	3 years, 7 days		Independent	—
								2023	Wesley Simina

Notes

1. Palik's current mandate expires on 11 May 2027; he is eligible for re-election.

References

1. TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. "PUBLIC LAW NO. 20-183" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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.

See also

• President of the Federated States of Micronesia
• List of current vice presidents