The Congress of Micronesia was a bicameral legislature in
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1994.
History
Spain initially claimed the islands that later composed the territory of the Trus ...
from 1964 to 1979.
History
The Congress was established on 28 September 1964, when the US Secretary of the Interior
Stewart Udall
Stewart Lee Udall (January 31, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was an American politician and later, a federal government official. After serving three terms as a congressman from Arizona, he served as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, unde ...
issued order no. 2882. It replaced the previous
Council of Micronesia, which had been based outside the Trust Territory in
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
. The
first elections were held in January 1965.
The Congress was initially composed of a House of Delegates and General Assembly, which were later renamed the Senate and House of Representatives. The Congress building was burnt down in an arson attack on 20 February 1970.
Composition
The Senate had 12 members, two from each of the six
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
. The House of Representatives had 21 members, with seats apportioned to each district based on their population – five from
Truk, four from the
Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Internati ...
and
Ponape
Ponape may refer to:
* Pohnpei, an island in the Federated States of Micronesia
* ''Ponape'' (barque), a German sailing ship
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, three from the
Mariana Islands
The Mariana Islands (; also the Marianas; in Chamorro: ''Manislan Mariånas'') are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising the summits of fifteen longitudinally oriented, mostly dormant volcanic mountains in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, betw ...
and
Palau
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caro ...
and two from
Yap
Yap ( yap, Waqaab) traditionally refers to an island group located in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, a part of Yap State. The name "Yap" in recent years has come to also refer to the state within the Federated States of Micr ...
.
Micronesia To Go To Polls
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', November 1964, p13
Elections were held every two years. Senators served four-year terms, with one Senator elected from each district at each election. All members of the House of Representatives were elected at each election.
Presidents of the upper chamber
The upper chamber of Congress of Micronesia was called House of Delegates, and later Senate.
Speakers of the lower chamber
The lower chamber of Congress of Micronesia was called House of Representatives.
Elections
* 1965 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election
* 1966 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election
* 1968 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election
* 1970 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election
* 1972 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election
* 1974 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election
* 1976 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands parliamentary election
See also
*Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has 14 non-partisan members: ten members elected for a two-year term in ten single-seat constituencies and four members elected for a four-year term, one from each state at-large.
Speakers of th ...
*Legislature of the Marshall Islands
The Legislature of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Nitijeļā ) has 33 members, elected for a four-year term in single-seat and five multi-seat constituency, constituencies. The last election was November 18, 2019. Elections in the Marshall Islands ar ...
*Palau National Congress
Palau has a bicameral legislature, the Palau National Congress (''Olbiil era Kelulau''), consisting of the House of Delegates and the Senate of Palau, which both sit at the capitol complex in Ngerulmud, Melekeok State. The House of Delegates has ...
*List of legislatures by country
This is a list of legislatures by country. A "legislature" is the generic name for the national parliaments and congresses that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives and that have the power to legislate. All entities included in ...
References
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
History of the Federated States of Micronesia
History of Palau
History of the Marshall Islands
Trust Territory of Pacific Islands
Trust Territory of Pacific Islands
1964 establishments in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
1979 disestablishments in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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