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 their 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.
Qualifications
According to Article 10 of the FSM Constitution, people who fulfil the following requirements are eligible to serve as president.
- 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).
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:
; Status
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" style="width:75px;" | Portrait
! rowspan="2" | Name<br>
! colspan="3" | Term of office
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Political party
! rowspan="2" | Election
! rowspan="2" | Vice President
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! rowspan="2" | 1
| rowspan="2" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Tosiwo Nakayama
| rowspan="2" | Tosiwo Nakayama<br>
| rowspan="2" | 11 May 1979
| rowspan="2" | 11 May 1987
| rowspan="2" | years
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:;" |
| rowspan="2" | Independent
| 1979
| Petrus Tun
|-
| 1983
| Bailey Olter
|-
! 2
| frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of John Haglelgam
| John Haglelgam<br>
| 11 May 1987
| 11 May 1991
| years
! style="background-color:;" |
| Independent
| 1987
| Hirosi Ismael
|-
! rowspan="2" | 3
| rowspan="2" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Bailey Olter
| rowspan="2" | Bailey Olter<br>
| rowspan="2" | 11 May 1991
| rowspan="2" | 8 November 1996
| rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:;" |
| rowspan="2" | Independent
| 1991
| rowspan="2" | Jacob Nena
|-
| 1995
|-
! –
| rowspan="2" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Jacob Nena
| rowspan="2" | Jacob Nena<br>
| style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | 8 November 1996
| style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | 8 May 1997
| style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" |
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:;" |
| rowspan="2" | Independent
| rowspan="2" | —
|
|-
! 4
| 8 May 1997
| 11 May 1999
|
| Leo Falcam
|-
! 5
| frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Leo Falcam
| Leo Falcam<br>
| 11 May 1999
| 11 May 2003
| years
! style="background-color:;" |
| Independent
| 1999
| rowspan="2" | Redley A. Killion
|-
! 6
| frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Joseph Urusemal
| Joseph Urusemal<br>
| 11 May 2003
| 11 May 2007
| years
! style="background-color:;" |
| Independent
| 2003
|-
! rowspan="2" | 7
| rowspan="2" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Manny Mori
| rowspan="2" | Manny Mori<br>
| rowspan="2" | 11 May 2007
| rowspan="2" | 11 May 2015
| rowspan="2" | years
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:;" |
| rowspan="2" | Independent
| 2007
| rowspan="2" | Alik Alik
|-
| 2011
|-
! 8
| frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Peter M. Christian
| Peter M. Christian<br>
| 11 May 2015
| 11 May 2019
| years
! style="background-color:;" |
| Independent
| 2015
| rowspan="2" | Yosiwo George
|-
! rowspan="3" | 9
| rowspan="3" | frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of David Panuelo
| rowspan="3" | David Panuelo<br>
| rowspan="3" | 11 May 2019
| rowspan="3" | 11 May 2023
| rowspan="3" | years
! style="background-color:;" |
| rowspan="3" | Independent
| rowspan="3" | 2019
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:;" |
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | Aren Palik
|-
! 10
| frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Wesley Simina
| Wesley Simina<br>
| 11 May 2023
| Incumbent
|
! style="background-color:;" |
| Independent
| 2023
|}
Timeline
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the presidents of the Federated States of Micronesia. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
The following chart lists leaders by lifespan (living leaders on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.
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The following chart shows leaders by their age (living leaders in green), with the years of their tenure in blue.
Notes
See also
- Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
- High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
References
External links
- President of the FSM (official site)