Commissioner of Mava

Flag of the commissioner of Mava

The Commissioner of Mava (Almagrian: Comisionado/a de mava; Mavean: Maava Kuukaqakak) is the representative of the federal government of Atitlan in Mava, an unincorporated territory of Atitlan located in the Sarosan Ocean. The Commissioner is appointed by the Huey Tlahtoani to represent the interests of the Atitlanese federal government and to oversee the implementation of relevant laws. Unlike other governors of dependent states, the commissioner does not weild executive power, with duties akin to an ambassador and an advisor.

Because of Mava's small size and autonomy, Atitlan has not permanently stationed a resident commissioner on the islands since 1981. Instead, the commissioner usually spends 4-6 months on the island, delegating their duties to the chairman of Mava Council in their absence.

List of commissioners (since 1929)

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