Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
The vice president of Federated States of Micronesia is the second highest position in Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The vice president is elected by the FSM Congress from among the at-large members for a four-year term. The vice president is also a part of the legislature. The annual salary of the vice president is set to US$70,000.[1]
The history of the office holders is as follows:[2]
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Petrus Tun (1935–1999) |
11 May 1979 | 11 May 1983 | 4 years | Independent | 1979 | Tosiwo Nakayama | ||
| 2 | Bailey Olter (1933–1999) |
11 May 1983 | 11 May 1987 | 4 years | Independent | 1983 | |||
| 3 | Hirosi Ismael (1937–2008) |
11 May 1987 | 11 May 1991 | 4 years | Independent | 1987 | John Haglelgam | ||
| 4 | Jacob Nena (1941–2022) |
11 May 1991 | 8 November 1996 | 5 years, 181 days | Independent | 1991 | Bailey Olter | ||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| Vacant (8 November 1996 – 8 May 1997) | Jacob Nena | ||||||||
| 5 | Leo Falcam (1935–2018) |
8 May 1997 | 11 May 1999 | 2 years, 3 days | Independent | — | |||
| 6 | Redley A. Killion (born 1951) |
11 May 1999 | 11 May 2007 | 8 years | Independent | 1999 | Leo Falcam | ||
| 2003 | Joseph Urusemal | ||||||||
| 7 | Alik Alik (born 1953) |
11 May 2007 | 11 May 2015 | 8 years | Independent | 2007 | Manny Mori | ||
| 2011 | |||||||||
| 8 | Yosiwo George (1941–2022) |
11 May 2015 | 13 August 2022 † | 7 years, 94 days | Independent | 2015 | Peter M. Christian | ||
| 2019 | David Panuelo | ||||||||
| Vacant (13 August – 13 September 2022) | |||||||||
| 9 | Aren Palik (born 19??) |
13 September 2022[3] | Incumbent[a] | 3 years, 189 days | Independent | — | |||
| 2023 | Wesley Simina | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ Palik's current mandate expires on 11 May 2027; he is eligible for re-election.
See also
References
- ^ TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. "PUBLIC LAW NO. 20-183" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Former_Vice_Presidents". fsmpio.fm. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "FSM Congress elects new vice president". Pacific Island Times. September 13, 2022.