Governor of Kosrae explained

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

History of the office holders follows.[1]

Image Name Inaugurated Left Office Lieutenant Governor
Jacob Nena[2] 1 January 19793 January 1983Yosiwo George (1979–1980)
Kan N. Sigrah (1980–1983)
Yosiwo George3 January 198314 January 1991Moses Mackwelung[3]
Thurston K. Siba14 January 19919 January 1995Lyndon Abraham[4]
Moses T. Mackwelung9 January 199511 January 1999Gerson Jackson
Rensley A. Sigrah11 January 19999 January 2007Gerson Jackson (1999-2007)[5]
Lyndon Jackson (acting)9 January 200723 February 2007Vacant
Robert Weilbacher23 February 200711 January 2011 William Tosie
11 January 2011 8 January 2019Carson Sigrah
Carson Sigrah[6] 8 January 201910 January 2023Arthy G. Nena
Tulensa Palik[7] 10 January 2023IncumbentArthy G. Nena

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kosrae State Government: governor and lt. governor . 24 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170324022013/http://www.pacificdigitallibrary.org/cgi-bin/pdl?e=d-000off-pdl--00-2--0--010---4-------0-1l--10en-50---20-about---00-3-1-00bySR-0-0-000utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=pdl&cl=CL1.7&d=HASH017afab2df4d5bd8b7cd9d18 . 24 March 2017 . dead.
  2. Web site: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 1976.
  3. News: Nakayama cites new era of cooperation; Kabua wants to start Kosrae air service . . 1983-12-15 . 2011-02-13.
  4. News: Figir and Mackwelung inaugurated as governors of Yap and Kosrae . . January 1995 . 2011-02-13.
  5. Web site: Kosrae State Government . www.pacificdigitallibrary.org.
  6. Web site: Kosrae - Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia . fsmlaw.org.
  7. Web site: Kosrae - Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia . www.fsmlaw.org . 3 May 2023.