Jesse Salalu

Jesse John Salalu is a Micronesian politician who served as the eighth Governor of Yap from December 29, 2021, to January 9, 2023. Salalu was sworn into office following Henry Falan being ousted by the Yap legislature. He previously served as lieutenant Governor of Yap under Falan from January 2019 to December 2021. He was the first Governor of Yap to be born on the outer islands, which meant his lieutenant governor had to have been born on the main island of Yap. Salalu serves on the College of Micronesia Board of Regents, where he is the vice-chairman.

2018 gubernatorial election In 2018, Jesse J. Salalu ran for Lieutenant Governor alongside Henry Falan running for Governor. They won against the incumbent Governor Tony Ganngiyan and Lieutenant Governor Francis I. Itimai with 51.7% of the vote.

Controversies On March 21, 2022, 40 doctors and nurses resigned from the state hospital after Salalu's administration refused to listen to requests to raise wages.

After Salalu declined to meet with the doctors and nurses, they turned in their letters of resignation to the Office on March 29. On March 31, Salalu subsequently declared a state of emergency.