Esmond Burdett Moses (born April 22, 1974) is a Micronesian politician from Pohnpei State. Since 2023, he has served as the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. He previously served as Vice Speaker of the Congress from 2019 to 2023.

Esmond Moses
Official portrait, 2019
Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
Assumed office
11 May 2023
Preceded byWesley Simina
Personal details
Born (1974-04-22) April 22, 1974 (age 50)

Political career

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Moses first ran for Congress in 2009 in a special election but lost.[1] He was first elected to the Congress of Micronesia in 2015, representing Pohnpei Election District 3. He was elected Vice Speaker of the Congress in 2019.[2][3] In the 2023 election held on March 7, Moses was elected to Congress for the fifth time and on May 11, he was elected Speaker of the Congress.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Certification and Declaration of Results of the FSM Congress Special Election". Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ "32 Petitions Filed for National Elections 2019". Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ "FSM Election 2019 Certified Results". Hawaii Free Press. 8 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Wesley Simina becomes new president of Micronesia". RNZ. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Simina sworn in as new FSM president". Pacific Island Times. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.