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His Excellency
Wesley Simina
His Excellency Wesley Simina
	Official portrait, 2019
10th President of the Federated States of Micronesia
	Incumbent
	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 – July 27, 2011
Lieutenant	Johnson Elimo
Preceded by	Ansito Walter
Succeeded by	Johnson Elimo
Personal details
Born	Wesley W. Simina; September 10, 1961 (age 62)
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.

[mvariety2-1] "Chuuk swears in governor, lt. governor, legislators". Marianas Variety News & Views. July 10, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2011.

[fsm-2] "Chuuk to inaugurate new leadership". FSM Information Services. June 28, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2011.

[mvariety-3] "Chuuk to hold gubernatorial runoff". Marianas Variety News & Views. April 6, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2011.

[kp-4] Jaynes, Bill (September 8, 2011). "Elimo certified as the winner of the Chuuk "special" election". Kaselehlie Press. Retrieved May 16, 2012.

[5] "CFSM.fm". Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

[6] "Simina sworn in as new FSM president". Pacific Island Times. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

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His Excellency Wesley Simina
Official portrait, 2019

10th President of the Federated States of Micronesia
Incumbent
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 (1961-09-10) September 10, 1961 (age 62)
Alma mater	University of Hawaii