Governor of Yap

The office of the Governor of Yap is the highest elected position in the state of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.

List of Governors of Yap

class="wikitable" ! Image !! Name !! Inaugurated !! Left Office !! Lieutenant Governor
\| 100x100px	John Mangefel{{cite news\|title=Yap holds state funeral for former Governor Mangefel \|url=http://www.fsmgov.org/press/pr042007.htm \|work=Government of the Federated States of Micronesia \|date=2007-04-20 \|accessdate=2017-03-23 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102054918/http://fsmgov.org/press/pr042007.htm \|archive-date=2017-01-02}}{{cite news\|first=Bill \|last=Jaynes \|title=Yapese and Micronesian Statesman, Mangefel Passes On \|url=http://www.fm/news/kp/2007/april07_4.htm \|work=Kaselehlie Press \|date=2007-04-18 \|accessdate=2017-03-23 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006200737/http://www.fm/news/kp/2007/april07_4.htm \|archive-date=2014-10-06}}	8 January 1979	12 January 1987	Hilary Tacheliol{{Cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6YtHAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA195\|title = Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands\|year = 1976}}
\| 100x100px	Petrus Tun	12 January 1987	9 January 1995	Tony Tawerilmang
\|	Vincent A. Figir	9 January 1995	13 January 2003	Mathias K. Kuor {{cite news\|title=Figir and Mackwelung inaugurated as governors of Yap and Kosrae \|url=http://shark.comfsm.fm/library/digitallibrary/V16N11995.pdf \|work=The National Union \|date=January 1995 \|accessdate=2011-02-13\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816123517/http://shark.comfsm.fm/library/digitallibrary/V16N11995.pdf\|archive-date=August 16, 2023}} (1995–1999) Andrew Yatilman (1999–2003) {{cite news\|title=Confirming the Nomination of Andrew Yatilman to be Director of the Office of Environment and Emergency Management of FSM \|url=http://www.fsmcongress.fm/pdf%20documents/15th%20Congress/Standing%20Committee%20Reports/SCR%2015-30.pdf \|work=The National Union \|date=2007-09-19 \|accessdate=2015-03-14 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327223549/http://www.fsmcongress.fm/pdf%20documents/15th%20Congress/Standing%20Committee%20Reports/SCR%2015-30.pdf \|archive-date=2016-03-27 }}
\|	Robert Ruecho	13 January 2003	8 January 2007	Joseph Habuchimai
\|	Sebastian Anefal{{cite web \|title=About Yap State Government \|url=http://www.yapstategov.org/about.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825163122/http://www.yapstategov.org/about.html \|archive-date=2011-08-25 \|date=25 August 2011}}	8 January 2007	12 January 2015	Anthony "Tony" Tareg
\|	Tony Ganngiyan	12 January 2015{{cite news \|title=Yap state inaugurates new administration and legislature \|url=http://www.mvariety.com/regional-news/73000-yap-state-inaugurates-new-administration-and-legislature \|work=Marianas Variety (Yap State Government) \|date=2015-01-20 \|accessdate=2017-03-23 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240528032921/https://www.webcitation.org/6pBuXf23y?url=http://www.mvariety.com/regional-news/73000-yap-state-inaugurates-new-administration-and-legislature \|archive-date=2024-05-28 }}	14 January 2019	James Yangetmai
\| 100x100px \|Henry Falan{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mvariety.com/regional-news/110077-new-yap-governor-other-elected-officials-sworn-in\|title=New Yap governor\|date=January 21, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123181235/https://www.mvariety.com/regional-news/110077-new-yap-governor-other-elected-officials-sworn-in/\|archive-date=January 23, 2019}} \|14 January 2019 \|17 December 2021 \|Jesse John Salalu
\| \|Jesse John Salalu{{Cite web \|last=Variety \|first=Joyce McClure-For \|title=Salalu sworn in as Yap's new governor \|url=https://www.mvariety.com/news/salalu-sworn-in-as-yaps-new-governor/article_8c40949e-6e17-11ec-b8ba-7b4bf6bebe18.html \|access-date=2022-03-02 \|website=Marianas Variety News & Views \|date=6 January 2022 \|language=en \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816124709/https://www.mvariety.com/news/salalu-sworn-in-as-yaps-new-governor/article_8c40949e-6e17-11ec-b8ba-7b4bf6bebe18.html \|archive-date=August 16, 2023}} \|29 December 2021 \|9 January 2023 \|Vacant{{Cite web \|title=Yap - Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia \|url=http://www.fsmlaw.org/yap/ \|access-date=2022-03-02 \|website=www.fsmlaw.org \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816124850/http://www.fsmlaw.org/yap/ \|archive-date=August 16, 2023}}
\| \|Charles Chieng{{cite web \|title=Former legislator wins three-way race for Yap governor \|url=https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/former-legislator-wins-three-way-race-for-yap-governor \|website=Pacific Island Times \|language=en \|date=20 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816125001/https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/former-legislator-wins-three-way-race-for-yap-governor \|archive-date=August 16, 2023}} \|9 January 2023 \|Incumbent \|Francis Itimai

Elections

Yap holds an election for its legislature, Governor, and Lieutenant Governor every four years. Of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, one of them must be born in the outer islands and one must be born from the main island of Yap.

References

Category:Yap

Category:1979 establishments in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands