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{{short description|Head of state and government of Federated States of Micronesia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox official post
| post                    = President
| body                    = the<br />Federated States of Micronesia
| insignia                = Seal of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg
| insigniasize            = 125px
| insigniacaption         = Seal of Government of<br />the Federated States of Micronesia
| image                   = T.H. Wesley W. Simina.jpg
| imagesize               = 165px
| incumbent               = [[Wesley Simina]]
| incumbentsince          = 11 May 2023
| style                   = Mister President (informal) <br> His Excellency (formal)
| seat                    = [[Palikir]], [[Pohnpei]]
| nominator               = [[Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia|FSM Congress]]
| termlength              = Four years,
| termlength_qualified    = renewable once
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia|FSM Constitution]] (1979)
| formation               = {{Start date and age|1979|5|11|df=y}}
| inaugural               = [[Tosiwo Nakayama]]
| deputy                  = [[Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia|FSM Vice President]]
| salary                  = 80,000 USD annually<ref name="https://www.cfsm.gov.fm/ifile/20%20congress/LAWS/PUBLIC_LAW_NO__20-183.pdf">{{cite web|url=https://www.cfsm.gov.fm/ifile/20%20congress/LAWS/PUBLIC_LAW_NO__20-183.pdf|title=PUBLIC LAW NO. 20-183|author=TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA}}</ref>
| website                 = https://pio.gov.fm/
}}
{{Politics of the Federated States of Micronesia}}

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 of the Federated States of Micronesia|vice president]], both of whom are elected by the [[Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Executive|url=https://gov.fm/index.php/national-government/executive|access-date=2022-02-15|website=gov.fm|date=March 8, 2021 |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==Qualifications==
According to Article 10 of the FSM Constitution, people who fulfil the following requirements are eligible to serve as president.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FSM Constitution - Article 9|url=http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/constitution/article9.htm|access-date=2022-02-15|website=fsmlaw.org}}</ref>

*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).<ref>{{Cite web|title=FSM Constitution - Article 10|url=http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/constitution/article10.htm|access-date=2022-02-15|website=fsmlaw.org}}</ref>

==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:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fsmpio.fm/former_presidents_vice.html |title=Former Presidents |website=fsmpio.fm |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617063248/http://fsmpio.fm/former_presidents_vice.html |archive-date=17 June 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

; Status

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!rowspan="2" style="width:75px;" | Portrait
!rowspan="2" | Name<br>{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!colspan="3" | Term of office
!rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Political party
!rowspan="2" | Election
!rowspan="2" | [[Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia|Vice President]]
|-
!Took office
!Left office
!Time in office
|-
!rowspan="2" | 1
|rowspan="2" | [[File:Тосиво Накаяма.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Tosiwo Nakayama]]
|rowspan="2" | '''[[Tosiwo Nakayama]]'''<br>{{small|(1931–2007)}}
|rowspan="2" | 11 May 1979
|rowspan="2" | 11 May 1987
|rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1979|5|11|1987|5|11}}
|rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
|rowspan="2" | [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[1979 Micronesian parliamentary election|1979]]
|[[Petrus Tun]]
|-
|[[1983 Micronesian parliamentary election|1983]]
|[[Bailey Olter]]
|-
!2
|[[File:Джон Хэглелгэм.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of John Haglelgam]]
|'''[[John Haglelgam]]'''<br>{{small|(1949–2024)}}
|11 May 1987
|11 May 1991
|{{ayd|1987|5|11|1991|5|11}}
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[1987 Micronesian parliamentary election|1987]]
|[[Hirosi Ismael]]
|-
!rowspan="2" | 3
|rowspan="2" | [[File:Бейли Олтер.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Bailey Olter]]
|rowspan="2" | '''[[Bailey Olter]]'''<br>{{small|(1933–1999)}}
|rowspan="2" | 11 May 1991
|rowspan="2" | 8 November 1996{{efn|name=resigned|Resigned from office.}}
|rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1991|5|11|1996|11|8}}
|rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
|rowspan="2" | [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[1991 Micronesian parliamentary election|1991]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Jacob Nena]]
|-
|[[1995 Micronesian parliamentary election|1995]]
|-
!–
|rowspan="2" | [[File:Джейкоб Нена.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Jacob Nena]]
|rowspan="2" | '''[[Jacob Nena]]'''<br>{{small|(1941–2022)}}
|style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | 8 November 1996
|style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | 8 May 1997
|style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | {{ayd|1996|11|8|1997|5|8}}
|rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
|rowspan="2" | [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|rowspan="2" | —
|{{CNone|''Vacant''}}
|-
!4
|8 May 1997
|11 May 1999
|{{ayd|1997|5|8|1999|5|11}}
|[[Leo Falcam]]
|-
!5
|[[File:Лео Фолкэм.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Leo Falcam]]
|'''[[Leo Falcam]]'''<br>{{small|(1935–2018)}}
|11 May 1999
|11 May 2003
|{{ayd|1999|5|11|2003|5|11}}
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[1999 Micronesian parliamentary election|1999]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Redley A. Killion]]
|-
!6
|[[File:Джозеф Урусемал.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Joseph Urusemal]]
|'''[[Joseph Urusemal]]'''<br>{{small|(1952–2025)}}
|11 May 2003
|11 May 2007
|{{ayd|2003|5|11|2007|5|11}}
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[2003 Micronesian parliamentary election|2003]]
|-
!rowspan="2" | 7
|rowspan="2" | [[File:Имануэл Мори.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Manny Mori]]
|rowspan="2" | '''[[Manny Mori]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1949)}}
|rowspan="2" | 11 May 2007
|rowspan="2" | 11 May 2015
|rowspan="2" | {{ayd|2007|5|11|2015|5|11}}
|rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
|rowspan="2" | [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[2007 Micronesian parliamentary election|2007]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Alik Alik]]
|-
|[[2011 Micronesian parliamentary election|2011]]
|-
!8
|[[File:Питер Кристиан.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Peter M. Christian]]
|'''[[Peter M. Christian]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)}}
|11 May 2015
|11 May 2019
|{{ayd|2015|5|11|2019|5|11}}
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[2015 Micronesian parliamentary election|2015]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Yosiwo George]]
|-
!rowspan="3" | 9
|rowspan="3" | [[File:H. E. David W. Panuelo.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of David Panuelo]]
|rowspan="3" | '''[[David Panuelo]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1963)}}
|rowspan="3" | 11 May 2019
|rowspan="3" | 11 May 2023
|rowspan="3" | {{ayd|2019|5|11|2023|5|11}}
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
|rowspan="3" | [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|rowspan="3" | [[2019 Micronesian parliamentary election|2019]]
|-
|rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
|{{CNone|''Vacant''}}
|- 
|rowspan="2" | [[Aren Palik]]
|-
!10
|[[File:T.H. Wesley W. Simina.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5|alt=Portrait of Wesley Simina]]
|'''[[Wesley Simina]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1961)}}
|11 May 2023
|''Incumbent''{{efn|Simina's current mandate expires on 11 May 2027; he is eligible for re-election.}}
|{{ayd|2023|5|11}}
|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[2023 Micronesian parliamentary election|2023]]
|}

===Notes===
{{notelist}}

==See also==
*[[Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia]]
*[[High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://pio.gov.fm/ President of the FSM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513191745/https://www.pio.gov.fm/ |date=May 13, 2019 }} (official site)

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