President of the Federated States of Micronesia

President of the Federated States of Micronesia
Seal of Government of the Federated States of Micronesia
Incumbent Wesley Simina since 11 May 2023
Style	Mister President (informal) His Excellency (formal)
Seat	Palikir, Pohnpei
Nominator	FSM Congress
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	FSM Constitution (1979)
Inaugural holder	Tosiwo Nakayama
Formation	11 May 1979 (1979-05-11)
Deputy	FSM Vice President
Salary	80,000 USD annually
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 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

  Denotes acting president

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Election	Vice President
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Tosiwo Nakayama (1931–2007)	11 May 1979	11 May 1987	8 years, 0 days		Independent	1979	Petrus Tun
								1983	Bailey Olter
2		John Haglelgam (1949–2024)	11 May 1987	11 May 1991	4 years, 0 days		Independent	1987	Hirosi Ismael
3		Bailey Olter (1933–1999)	11 May 1991	8 November 1996	5 years, 181 days		Independent	1991	Jacob Nena
								1995
–		Jacob Nena (1941–2022)	8 November 1996	8 May 1997	181 days		Independent	—	Vacant
4			8 May 1997	11 May 1999	2 years, 3 days				Leo Falcam
5		Leo Falcam (1935–2018)	11 May 1999	11 May 2003	4 years, 0 days		Independent	1999	Redley A. Killion
6		Joseph Urusemal (1952–2025)	11 May 2003	11 May 2007	4 years, 0 days		Independent	2003
7		Manny Mori (born 1949)	11 May 2007	11 May 2015	8 years, 0 days		Independent	2007	Alik Alik
								2011
8		Peter M. Christian (born 1947)	11 May 2015	11 May 2019	4 years, 0 days		Independent	2015	Yosiwo George
9		David Panuelo (born 1963)	11 May 2019	11 May 2023	4 years, 0 days		Independent	2019
									Vacant
									Aren Palik
10		Wesley Simina (born 1961)	11 May 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 175 days		Independent	2023

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 Archived May 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine (official site)