The office of the Governor of Yap is the highest elected position in the state of

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 Micro ...

Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM) is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise a ...

. History of the office holders are as follows

Elections

Yap holds an election for its legislature, Governor, and Lieutenant Governor every four years. The most recent election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, one of them must be born in the outer islands and one must be born from the main island of Yap.

References

* Yap 1979 establishments in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands {{Micronesia-stub