Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has 14 non-partisan members: 10 members elected for a two-year term in 10 single-seat constituencies and 4 members elected for a four-year term, one from each state at-large.
Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Vice-Speaker | |
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| Seats | 14 senators |
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Political groups | Independents (14) |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 5 March 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
| Palikir | |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Federated States of Micronesia |
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Speakers of the Congress
The Speaker of the Congress is elected for a term of two years.
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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| Bethwel Henry | 10 May 1979 | May 1987 | [1] |
| Jack Fritz | May 1987 | May 2003 | [2] |
| Peter M. Christian | 12 May 2003 | 11 May 2007 | |
| Isaac V. Figir | 11 May 2007 | 11 May 2013 | [3] |
| Dohsis Halbert | 11 May 2013 | 11 May 2015 | [3] |
| Wesley Simina | 11 May 2015 | Incumbent | [4] |
Members
Members after the FSM General Election of March 3, 2015.[5]
| State | District | Member | Places represented | Notes |
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| Chuuk | ||||
| Senator (At-Large) | Wesley W. Simina | Chuuk | ||
| One | Florencio Singkoro Harper | Mortlock Islands | ||
| Two | Victor (Vicky) Gouland | Northern Namoneas | ||
| Three | Bonsiano Fasy Nethon | Southern Namoneas | ||
| Four | Tiwiter Aritos | Faichuuk Region | ||
| Five | Robson U. Romolou | Halls and Northwestern Islands | ||
| Kosrae | ||||
| Senator (At-Large) | Yosiwo George | Kosrae | ||
| One | Paliknoa K. Welly | Kosrae | ||
| Yap | ||||
| Senator (At-Large) | Joseph J. Urusemal | Yap | ||
| One | Isaac V. Figir | Yap | ||
| Pohnpei | ||||
| Senator (At-Large) | Peter M Christian | Pohnpei | ||
| One | Ferney Perman | Sokehs, Kolonia, Sapwuahfik, Nuhuoro and Kapingamarangi | ||
| Two | Dion G Neth | Madolenihmw and Kitti | ||
| Three | Esmond Moses | U, Nett, Mwoakilloa and Pingelap |
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See also
References
- Micronesia Country Study Guide. 2009-03-20. ISBN 9781438732688.
- http://shark.comfsm.fm/library/digitallibrary/V10N71989.pdf
- "Halbert new speaker of FSMs' Eighteenth Congress". fsmcongress.fm. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- http://www.cfsm.fm/index.php/public-info/112-members/biography/154-wesley-w-simina
- "Senators elected for FSM Congress". kpress.info. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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