President of the Federated States of Micronesia explained

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
Incumbent:	Wesley Simina
Incumbentsince:	11 May 2023
Style:	Mister President (informal) His Excellency (formal)
Seat:	Palikir, Pohnpei
Nominator:	FSM Congress
Termlength:	Four years, maximum 2 terms
Constituting Instrument:	FSM Constitution
Formation:	11 May 1979
Inaugural:	Tosiwo Nakayama
Deputy:	FSM Vice President
Salary:	80,000 USD annually^[1]
Website:	https://pio.gov.fm/

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]

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]

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

	Portrait	Name	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Tosiwo Nakayama	1979 1983	11 May 1979	11 May 1987	8 years	Independent
		John Haglelgam	1987	11 May 1987	11 May 1991	4 years	Independent
		Bailey Olter	1991 1995	11 May 1991	8 November 1996	5 years, 181 days	Independent
—		Jacob Nena	—	8 November 1996	8 May 1997	181 days	Independent
				8 May 1997	11 May 1999	1 year, 3 days
		Leo Falcam	1999	11 May 1999	11 May 2003	4 years	Independent
		Joseph Urusemal	2003	11 May 2003	11 May 2007	4 years	Independent
		Manny Mori	2007 2011	11 May 2007	11 May 2015	years	Independent
		Peter Christian	2015	11 May 2015	11 May 2019	4 years	Independent
		David Panuelo	2019	11 May 2019	11 May 2023	4 years	Independent
		Wesley Simina	2023	11 May 2023	Incumbent		Independent

See also

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

External links

• President of the FSM (official site)

Notes and References

1. Web site: PUBLIC LAW NO. 20-183. TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA.
2. Web site: Executive. 2022-02-15. gov.fm. en-gb.
3. Web site: FSM Constitution - Article 9. 2022-02-15. fsmlaw.org.
4. Web site: FSM Constitution - Article 10. 2022-02-15. fsmlaw.org.
5. Web site: Former_Presidents . fsmpio.fm . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190617063248/http://fsmpio.fm/former_presidents_vice.html . 17 June 2019 . dead.