Governor of Yap

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

List of Governors of Yap

Image	Name	Inaugurated	Left Office	Lieutenant Governor
	John Mangefel[1][2]	8 January 1979	12 January 1987	Hilary Tacheliol[3]
	Petrus Tun	12 January 1987	9 January 1995	Tony Tawerilmang[4]
	Vincent A. Figir	9 January 1995	13 January 2003	Mathias K. Kuor[4] (1995–1999) Andrew Yatilman (1999–2003)[5]
	Robert Ruecho	13 January 2003	8 January 2007	Joseph Habuchimai
	Sebastian Anefal[6]	8 January 2007	12 January 2015	Anthony "Tony" Tareg
	Tony Ganngiyan[7]	12 January 2015[7]	14 January 2019	James Yangetmai[7]
	Henry Falan[8]	14 January 2019	17 December 2021	Jesse John Salalu
	Jesse John Salalu[9]	29 December 2021	9 January 2023	Vacant[10]
	Charles Chieng[11]	9 January 2023	Incumbent	Francis Itimai

Elections

Yap holds an election for its legislature, Governor, and Lieutenant Governor every four years. 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.^[9]

References

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4. "Figir and Mackwelung inaugurated as governors of Yap and Kosrae" (PDF). The National Union. January 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2023. 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). The National Union. 2007-09-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
6. "About Yap State Government". 25 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-08-25.
7. "Yap state inaugurates new administration and legislature". Marianas Variety (Yap State Government). 2015-01-20. Archived from the original on 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
8. "New Yap governor". January 21, 2019. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019.
9. Variety, Joyce McClure-For. "Salalu sworn in as Yap's new governor". Marianas Variety News & Views. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
10. "Yap - Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia". www.fsmlaw.org. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
11. "Former legislator wins three-way race for Yap governor". Pacific Island Times. 20 November 2022. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023.