President of Palau
The President of the Republic of Palau is the head of government and head of state of Palau. The president is directly elected to a four-year term, and can be reelected once.
| President of the Republic of Palau | |
|---|---|
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Haruo Remeliik |
| Formation | 2 March 1981 |
| Deputy | Vice President of Palau |
| Website | http://palaugov.pw/ |
List
All officeholders are political independents.
| No. | Name[1] (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Election | Vice President[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haruo Remeliik (1932–1985) |
|
2 March 1981 | 30 June 1985 (Assassinated) |
1980 (31.2%) |  Alfonso Oiterong (1924–1994) |
| 1984 (50.9%) | ||||||
| 2 | Thomas Remengesau Sr. (1929–2019) |
|
30 June 1985 | 2 July 1985 | — | Vacant |
| 3 | Alfonso Oiterong (1924–1994) |
|
2 July 1985 | 25 October 1985 | — | |
| 4 | Lazarus Salii (1937–1988) |
|
25 October 1985 | 20 August 1988 (Suicide) |
1985 (53.9%) | Thomas Remengesau Sr. (1929–2019) |
| 2 | Thomas Remengesau Sr. (1929–2019) |
|
20 August 1988 | 1 January 1989 | — | Vacant |
| 5 | Ngiratkel Etpison (1924–1997) |
1 January 1989 | 1 January 1993 | 1988 (26.3%) | .jpg) Kuniwo Nakamura (1943–) | |
| 6 | Kuniwo Nakamura (1943–2020) |
|
1 January 1993 | 1 January 2001 | 1992 (37.3%) (first round) (50.7%) (second round) |
 Thomas Remengesau Jr. (1956–) |
| 1996 (52.7%) (first round) (64.3%) (second round) | ||||||
| 7 | Thomas Remengesau Jr. (1956–) |
|
1 January 2001 | 15 January 2009 | 2000 (52%) |  Sandra Pierantozzi (1951–) 19 January 2001– 1 January 2005 |
| 2004 (66.31%) |  Elias Camsek Chin (1949–) 1 January 2005– 15 January 2009 | |||||
| 8 | Johnson Toribiong (1946–) |
|
15 January 2009 | 17 January 2013 | 2008 (51.12%) |  Kerai Mariur (1951–) |
| 9 | Thomas Remengesau Jr. (1956–) |
|
17 January 2013 | 21 January 2021 | 2012 (49.08%) | Antonio Bells (1948–) 17 January 2013– 19 January 2017[3] |
| 2016 (51.3%) | Raynold Oilouch (1989–) 19 January 2017–21 January 2021[4] | |||||
| 10 | Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968–) |
|
21 January 2021 | Incumbent | 2020 (56.71%) | Uduch Sengebau Senior (1948–) 21 January 2021–present |
President Of Palau Media
Surangel Whipps Jr. on February 12, 2025 (cropped)
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References
- ↑ "Palau Government". 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Palau Government". 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Australia - Oceania :: Palau — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ "Vice President | Palau National Government". Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
