president of the Federated States of Micronesia

{{short description|Head of state and government of Federated States of Micronesia}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = President

| body = the
Federated States of Micronesia

| insignia = Seal of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg

| insigniasize = 125px

| insigniacaption = Seal of Government of
the Federated States of Micronesia

| image = T.H. Wesley W. Simina.jpg

| imagesize = 165px

| incumbent = Wesley Simina

| incumbentsince = 11 May 2023

| style = Mister President (informal)
His Excellency (formal)

| seat = Palikir, Pohnpei

| nominator = FSM Congress

| termlength = Four years,

| termlength_qualified = renewable once

| constituting_instrument = FSM Constitution (1979)

| formation = {{Start date and age|1979|5|11|df=y}}

| inaugural = Tosiwo Nakayama

| deputy = FSM Vice President

| salary = 80,000 USD annually{{cite web|url=https://www.cfsm.gov.fm/ifile/20%20congress/LAWS/PUBLIC_LAW_NO__20-183.pdf|title=PUBLIC LAW NO. 20-183|author=TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA}}

| website = https://pio.gov.fm/

}}

{{Politics 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.{{Cite web|title=Executive|url=https://gov.fm/index.php/national-government/executive|access-date=2022-02-15|website=gov.fm|date=March 8, 2021 |language=en-gb}}

Qualifications

According to Article 10 of the FSM Constitution, people who fulfil the following requirements are eligible to serve as president.{{Cite web|title=FSM Constitution - Article 9|url=http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/constitution/article9.htm|access-date=2022-02-15|website=fsmlaw.org}}

  • 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).{{Cite web|title=FSM Constitution - Article 10|url=http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/constitution/article10.htm|access-date=2022-02-15|website=fsmlaw.org}}

Insignia

File:Seal of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg|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:{{cite web |url=http://fsmpio.fm/former_presidents_vice.html |title=Former_Presidents |website=fsmpio.fm |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617063248/http://fsmpio.fm/former_presidents_vice.html |archive-date=17 June 2019 |url-status=dead}}

; Status

{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes acting president|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" style="width:75px;" | Portrait

! rowspan="2" | Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan="2" |Election

! colspan="3" | Term of office

! rowspan="2" | Political party

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | {{color|black|1}}

| 134x134px

| Tosiwo Nakayama
{{small|(1931–2007)}}

|1979
1983

| 11 May 1979

| 11 May 1987

| 8 years

| Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | {{color|black|2}}

| 134x134px

| John Haglelgam
{{small|(1949–2024)}}

|1987

| 11 May 1987

| 11 May 1991

| 4 years

|Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | {{color|black|3}}

| 134x134px

| Bailey Olter
{{small|(1933–1999)}}

|1991
1995

| 11 May 1991

| 8 November 1996

| 5 years,
181 days

|Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |—

| rowspan="2" |134x134px

| rowspan="2" |Jacob Nena
{{small|(1941–2022)}}

| rowspan="2" |—

| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| 8 November 1996

| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| 8 May 1997

| style="background:#e6e6aa;"| 181 days

| rowspan="2" |Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | {{color|black|4}}

| 8 May 1997

| 11 May 1999

|2 years,
3 days

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | {{color|black|5}}

| 134x134px

| Leo Falcam
{{small|(1935–2018)}}

|1999

| 11 May 1999

| 11 May 2003

| 4 years

|Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | {{color|black|6}}

| 134x134px

| Joseph Urusemal
{{small|(born 1951)}}

|2003

| 11 May 2003

| 11 May 2007

| 4 years

|Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | {{color|black|7}}

| 134x134px

| Manny Mori
{{small|(born 1949)}}

|2007
2011

| 11 May 2007

| 11 May 2015

| {{age in years|2007|5|11|2015|5|11}} years

|Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | {{color|black|8}}

| 134x134px

| Peter Christian
{{small|(born 1947)}}

|2015

| 11 May 2015

| 11 May 2019

| 4 years

|Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | {{color|black|9}}

| 134x134px

| David Panuelo
{{small|(born 1963)}}

|2019

| 11 May 2019

| 11 May 2023

| 4 years

|Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | {{color|black|10}}

| 123x123px

| Wesley Simina
{{small|(born 1961)}}

|2023

| 11 May 2023

| Incumbent

| {{age in years and days|2023|5|11}}

|Independent

See also

References

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