Perpetua Sappa Konman

Perpetua Sappa Konman is a Micronesian physician and politician. In 2021 she became the first woman elected to Congress.

Biography

Born in 1972 and from Fefan island in Chuuk State, Konman became a physician. She married Derensio S. Konman, a politician and member of Congress, and had six children.
Following her husband's death in 2021, she contested the subsequent special election for Chuuk Election District 3. Receiving 2,532 votes, she defeated Myron I. Hashiguchi and Inson I. Namper votes, becoming the first woman elected to Congress. She was sworn into office on 13 December. Konman was re-elected in the 2023 parliamentary elections with 52% of the vote.