Wesley Simina | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 10th President of the Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Assumed office May 11, 2023 | |
| Vice President | Aren Palik |
| Preceded by | David Panuelo |
| Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia | |
| In office May 11, 2015 – May 11, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dohsis Halbert |
| Succeeded by | Esmond Moses |
| Governor of Chuuk State | |
| In office July 1, 2005[1] – July 27, 2011 | |
| Lieutenant | Johnson Elimo |
| Preceded by | Ansito Walter |
| Succeeded by | Johnson Elimo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wesley W. Simina September 10, 1961 |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaii |
Wesley W. Simina (born September 10, 1961) is a Micronesian politician who has served as the president of the Federated States of Micronesia since 2023. He served as the governor of Chuuk State, one of the four states that constitute the Federated States of Micronesia, from July 2005 to July 2011.[1][2]
Simina was re-elected to a second term as governor of Chuuk in a 2009 runoff election against Gillian N. Doone, the son of former Governor Gideon Doone.[3] He and Lt. Governor Johnson Elimo were sworn into their second terms on July 2, 2009, in an inauguration ceremony held at the Saramen Chuuk Development Center at Saramen Chuuk High School in Weno, Chuuk. [1]
Simina resigned as governor in July 2011 to become Chuuk's at-large senator in the national Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia.[4] Chuuk Lt. Governor Johnson Elimo immediately became the acting governor of Chuuk upon Simina's resignation.[4] Elimo won a special gubernatorial election on August 24, 2011, to serve out the remainder of Simina's unexpired term.[4] Elimo won the election with 7,945; Alexander Narruhn came in second with 6,913 votes, while Redley Killion placed third with 3,692.[4]
Simina was elected as the Speaker of the Nineteenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia on May 11, 2015,[5] and on May 11, 2023, he was elected president of the Federated States of Micronesia during the first regular session of the 23rd Congress.[6]
- ^ a b c "Chuuk swears in governor, lt. governor, legislators". Marianas Variety News & Views. July 10, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ "Chuuk to inaugurate new leadership". FSM Information Services. June 28, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ "Chuuk to hold gubernatorial runoff". Marianas Variety News & Views. April 6, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Jaynes, Bill (September 8, 2011). "Elimo certified as the winner of the Chuuk "special" election". Kaselehlie Press. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "CFSM.fm". Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ "Simina sworn in as new FSM president". Pacific Island Times. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.