Governor of Yap

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

History of the office holders are as follows

Name Inaugurated Left Office Lieutenant Governor
John de Avila Mangefel[1][2] January 8, 1979 January 12, 1987 [3]
Petrus Tun January 12, 1987 January 9, 1995 [4]
January 9, 1995 January 13, 2003 [4] (1995–1999)
(1999–2003)[5]
Robert Ruecho January 13, 2003 January 8, 2007
Sebastian Anefal January 8, 2007 January 12, 2015
Tony Ganngiyan[6] January 12, 2015[6] January 14, 2019 [6]
Henry Falan[7] January 14, 2019 December 17, 2021 Jesse J. Salalu
Jesse J. Salalu[8] December 29, 2021 Incumbent Vacant[9]

Elections[]

Yap holds an election for its legislature, Governor, and Lieutenant Governor every four years. The most recent election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, one of them must be born in the outer islands and one must be born from the main island of Yap.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Yap holds state funeral for former Governor Mangefel". Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. 2007-04-20. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  2. ^ Jaynes, Bill (2007-04-18). "Yapese and Micronesian Statesman, Mangefel Passes On". . Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  3. ^ "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands". 1976.
  4. ^ a b "Figir and Mackwelung inaugurated as governors of Yap and Kosrae" (PDF). . January 1995. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  5. ^ "Confirming the Nomination of Andrew Yatilman to be Director of the Office of Environment and Emergency Management of FSM" (PDF). . 2007-09-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  6. ^ a b c "Yap state inaugurates new administration and legislature". Marianas Variety (Yap State Government). 2015-01-20. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  7. ^ "New Yap governor".
  8. ^ Variety, Joyce McClure-For. "Salalu sworn in as Yap's new governor". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  9. ^ "Yap - Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia". www.fsmlaw.org. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  10. ^ Variety, Joyce McClure-For. "Salalu sworn in as Yap's new governor". Marianas Variety News & Views. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
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