Peter Martin Christian (born 16 October 1947) is a Micronesian politician who served as the 8th

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of the

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, from 11 May 2015 to 11 May 2019. Peter Martin Christian was among the first fourteen persons to be elected to the first

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in 1979. He served as the Speaker of the

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from May 2003 to May 2007. He was elected as a senator in 2007 representing Pohnpei at-large and re-elected in 2011. He served as the Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Communication during his 2007 term in

. In March 2019, Christian lost the election to become the at-large senator for Pohnpei. Under Micronesian law, the president is chosen from among the four at-large members. As a result, Christian effectively lost his bid for re-election to the presidency. Some sources attributed the loss to a scandal surrounding the indictment in Hawaii of Christian's son-in-law, Master Halbert, an official in the FSM's Department of Transportation, Communication and Infrastructure, for receiving bribes. Christian has Moluccan blood ties. He is the third generation of a family from Haria, Maluku in Indonesia.

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1947 births Living people Speakers of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia People from Pohnpei State Presidents of the Federated States of Micronesia Moluccan people University of Guam alumni Federated States of Micronesia people of Indonesian descent 21st-century politicians {{Micronesia-politician-stub

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