Charles Chieng
Governor of Yap State, Micronesia
Honorable Charles Chieng | |
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9th Governor of Yap | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 9 January 2023 | |
Lieutenant | Francis Itimai |
Preceded by | Jesse Salalu |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 June 1954 (age 69) Colonia, Yap[1] |
Parents | |
Alma mater | University of the Incarnate Word (B.A.) |
Website | chiengitimai2022.com |
Charles Sigfred Chieng (born 27 June 1954)[1] is a Micronesian politician, and as of 9 January 2023, the ninth governor of Yap.
Biography
Chieng studied political science at the University of Guam. He obtained a bachelors in political science and a bachelors in secondary education from the University of the Incarnate Word in Texas. He has a masters degree in regional planning.[2]
Chieng ran in the 2022 election for governor of Yap State[2] against the incumbent governor Jesse Salalu and former Cabinet official James Gartamag Lukan. Chieng won the three-way election with a 44.2% plurality of the vote corresponding to 1,630 votes.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d H. Pettus Randall (1981). "CHIENG, CHARLES SIGFRED". Who's Who Among Students In American Universities And Colleges. 47. Randall Publishing Company.
- ^ a b "Chieng / Itimai 2022 – YAP FIRST! Experienced, honest leadership". Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ McClure, Joyce. "Former legislator wins three-way race for Yap governor". Marianas Variety. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "The biography of Mr. Charles S. Chieng for Governor". Facebook. 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023.
External links
- Yap - Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia
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Governors of Yap
- John Mangefel
- Petrus Tun
- Vincent A. Figir
- Robert Ruecho
- Sebastian Anefal
- Tony Ganngiyan
- Henry Falan
- Jesse Salalu
- Charles Chieng
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