lieutenant predecessor successor birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name
william tosie lyndon jackson -lrb- acting -rrb- lyndon jackson 1948 ? governor of kosrae february 23 , 2007 robert weilbacher
 january 11 , 2011 robert weilbacher
robert weilbacher

robert j. weilbacher -lrb- born 1948 ? -rrb-
is a micronesian politician and former governor of kosrae state .
weilbacher served as the governor of kosrae from february 2007 until january 2011 .
governor robert j. weilbacher and lt. governor william tosie were sworn into office on february 23 , 2007 .
their public inauguration was held on march 13 , 2007 , with micronesian president joseph urusemal in attendance .
weilbacher inherited a poor economy and massive public debt left by the administration of outgoing kosrae governor rensley a. sigrah .
the kosrae state government was barely able to make payroll due to financial mismanagement when weilbacher took office .
on march 8 , 2007 , just days after taking office as governor , weilbacher traveled to the micronesian capital of palikir to request nearly $ 3 million in financial aid to `` make payroll and meet basic services '' for the remainder of the financial year .
weilbacher spearheaded government reforms saying in a 2007 interview , `` i want us to change how we operate .
change the way we think about government . ''
governor weilbacher did not seek a second term in office in the 2009 gubernatorial election .
his successor , governor lyndon jackson , thanked weilbacher for reforming kosrae 's government and economy during his inaugural address in january 2011 .
