Honorable Charles Chieng | |
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9th Governor of Yap | |
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 who is serving as the ninth and current governor of Yap since 9 January 2023.
In 1974, Chieng studied political science at the University of Guam, and transferred to the University of the Incarnate Word in Texas, where he earned a B.A. in Political Science and a B.A. in Secondary Education. He then moved to Washington D.C. for his M.D. in Urban and Region Planning at DCU. [2][ clarification needed]
Chieng served as a legislator from 2003 to 2015, where he was speaker of the 7th Yap State Legislature and a member and chair of the Resource, Education and Development Committee.
Chieng and his running mate, Francis Itimai ran in the election for governor of Yap State on 8 November 2022 [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]
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Honorable Charles Chieng | |
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9th Governor of Yap | |
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 who is serving as the ninth and current governor of Yap since 9 January 2023.
In 1974, Chieng studied political science at the University of Guam, and transferred to the University of the Incarnate Word in Texas, where he earned a B.A. in Political Science and a B.A. in Secondary Education. He then moved to Washington D.C. for his M.D. in Urban and Region Planning at DCU. [2][ clarification needed]
Chieng served as a legislator from 2003 to 2015, where he was speaker of the 7th Yap State Legislature and a member and chair of the Resource, Education and Development Committee.
Chieng and his running mate, Francis Itimai ran in the election for governor of Yap State on 8 November 2022 [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]
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