John Ehsa (20 August 1958 – January 2022) was a Micronesian

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. Ehsa served as the Governor of

Pohnpei Pohnpei (formerly known as Ponape or Ascension, from Pohnpeian: "upon (''pohn'') a stone altar (''pei'')") is an island of the Senyavin Islands which are part of the larger Caroline Islands group. It belongs to Pohnpei State, one of the fou ...

, one of the four states that constitute the

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, from 14 January 2008 until his resignation in October 2015. Ehsa was born on 20 August 1958, in

Madolenihmw Madolenihmw is one of the administrative divisions of the Micronesian island of Pohnpei. It is located in the central east of the island, to the east of Mount Nahna Laud and south of Mount Kapwuriso. The coast of Madolenihmw includes a large ba ...

. He graduated from Xavier High School, a Jesuit secondary school located on Chuuk, in 1975. Ehsa worked as the

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from June 1996 to August 2003. He then served as the executive director of the Federated States of Micronesia Joint Committee on Compact Economic Negotiations (JCN) with the

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from September 2003 until August 2004. Ehsa also worked as the Director of Administration for the

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from August 2004 to August 2006. Ehsa took office of the Governor of Pohnpei in January 2008, was re-elected for another term in 2013, and held the governorship until his resignation in October 2015.

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1958 births 2022 deaths People from Pohnpei State Governors of Pohnpei Secreataries of finance of the Federated States of Micronesia Government ministers of the Federated States of Micronesia People from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands {{Micronesia-politician-stub