Highest Elected position in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
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The office of the Governor of Chuuk is the highest elected position in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. The state was called Truk until 1989, so the title of this office prior to the change was Governor of Truk.
History of the office holders follows
Image
Name
Inaugurated
Left Office
Lieutenant Governor
Erhart Aten
October 1978
May 8, 1986
Hans Wiliander[1] Bob Mori[2]
Gideon Doone
May 8, 1986
1990
Bob Mori[2]
Sasao H. Gouland[3]
1990
June 1996
Marcellino Umwech
Marcellino Umwech
June 1996
April 1997
?
Ansito Walter
April 1997
April 19, 2005
Manuel D. Sound[4]
Wesly Simina
April 19, 2005
July 27, 2011
Johnson Elimo
Johnson Elimo
July 27, 2011 (acting to Sep 2, 2011)
Apr 2021
Ritis Heldart (2011–January 4, 2014) Marius Akapito (since May 2, 2014)[5]
Alexander Narruhn[6]
Apr 2021
Incumbent
Mekeioshy William
^"Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands". 1976.
^ ab "Doone, Mori Wins Truk Runoff (page 6)" (PDF). The National Union. May 1986. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
^"Former Governor Sasao Gouland of Chuuk Passed Away in Hawaii". Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM Information Services). 2011-03-10. Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
^ "Chuuk inaugurates re-elected Leaderships". FSM Information Service. May 2001. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
^"Fsmupdates: Akapito sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Chuuk". 14 May 2014.
^"Chuuk State - Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia". fsmlaw.org.
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