President of the Federated States of Micronesia

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]

President of the Federated States of Micronesia
Seal of Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
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
Formation	11 May 1979
Deputy	FSM Vice President
Salary	80,000 USD annually[1]
Website	https://pio.gov.fm/

Qualifications

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

• Must be a Senator at-Large in the FSM Congress serving for four-year terms.
• Must be a citizen of the FSM by birth.
• Must be a resident of the FSM for at least 15 years.

Roles

Constitutional roles

• To execute and implement the provisions of the FSM National Constitution and national laws.
• To receive foreign ambassadors and to conduct foreign affairs and national defense.
• To grant pardons and reprieves.
• To appoint ambassadors.
• To appoint justices for the FSM Supreme Court and other courts prescribed by statute.
• To appoint heads of the executive departments (FSM Cabinet).^[4]

Insignia

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  Seal of the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia

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.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Tosiwo Nakayama (1931–2007)	1979 1983	11 May 1979	11 May 1987	8 years	Independent
2		John Haglelgam (1949–2024)	1987	11 May 1987	11 May 1991	4 years	Independent
3		Bailey Olter (1933–1999)	1991 1995	11 May 1991	8 November 1996	5 years, 181 days	Independent
—		Jacob Nena (1941–2022)	—	8 November 1996	8 May 1997	181 days	Independent
4				8 May 1997	11 May 1999	1 year, 3 days
5		Leo Falcam (1935–2018)	1999	11 May 1999	11 May 2003	4 years	Independent
6		Joseph Urusemal (born 1951)	2003	11 May 2003	11 May 2007	4 years	Independent
7		Manny Mori (born 1949)	2007 2011	11 May 2007	11 May 2015	8 years	Independent
8		Peter Christian (born 1947)	2015	11 May 2015	11 May 2019	4 years	Independent
9		David Panuelo (born 1963)	2019	11 May 2019	11 May 2023	4 years	Independent
10		Wesley Simina (born 1961)	2023	11 May 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 225 days	Independent

See also

• Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
• High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

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.

External links

• President of the FSM (official site)