Commissioner of Mava

Flag of the governor of Mava

The Governor of Mava (Almagrian: Gobernador(a) de mava; Mavean: Maava Kuukaqakak) is the representative of the President and federal government of Atitlan in Mava, an unincorporated territorial area of Atitlan located in the Sarosan Ocean. The Governor is appointed by the president to represent the interests of the Atitlanese federal government and to undertake the duties assigned to the head of state. Although the governor technically weilds significant constitutional power, including assenting to bills and appointing the Leader of the Council, most of these powers are executed on the advice of the local government.

Because of Mava's small size and autonomy, Atitlan has not stationed a resident governor on the islands since 1981. Instead, whilst there is an appointed governor, their duties are undertaken by a resident Administrator. Invariably, the Administrator is a Mavean-born civil servant appointed on the advice of the local government.

List of governors (since 1972)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Title	Portrait	Tenure		Notes
				From	Until
1	Lt. Col. Guillermo Escribano (1912-1982)	Governor of the Mava Islands		March 1972	June 1978
2	Lt. Col. Vicente Hidalgo (1910-1990)	Governor of the Mava Islands		June 1978	21 April 1982
3	Lt. Col. Tomas Sanhueza (1933-2001)	Governor of the Mava Islands Commander, Atitlanese Forces in Mava		21 April 1982	15 August 1988
4	Cpt. Juan Manuel Aranda (1938-2008)	Governor of the Mava Islands Commander, Atitlanese Forces in Mava		15 August 1988	21 February 1994
5	Alma Caballero (b.1942)	Governor of Mava		21 February 1994	17 January 2000	First civilian; first female.
6	Francisco Benítez (b.1961)	Governor of Mava		17 January 2000	24 June 2009
7	Martina Padrón (b.1978)	Governor of Mava		24 June 2009	16 November 2015
-	Arjoolarnik Uunugaq (b.1977)	Acting Governor of Mava Administrator of Mava		16 November 2015	12 January 2016	Acting
8	Francisco Jose Carpenter (b.1972)	Governor of Mava		12 January 2016	15 March 2022
9	Tomas Rabellino (b.1976)	Governor of Mava		15 March 2022	Incumbent

See also

• Politics of Mava
• List of leaders of Mava

External links

• Leader of the Council. www.maava.mv/an/council