President of Palau

Head of state and government of Palau

President of Palau

Merredel er a Belau (Palauan)
パラオの大統領 (Japanese)

Government seal of
the Republic of Palau

Presidential standard of Palau

Incumbent
Surangel Whipps Jr.

since 21 January 2021

Term length| Four years,
renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Palau (1981)
Inaugural holder| Haruo Remeliik
Formation| 2 March 1981; 44 years ago (1981-03-02)
Deputy| Vice President of Palau
Salary| US$90,000 annually since 2010[1]
Website| http://palaugov.pw/
Chief of Staff
Landisang Kotaro

Politics of Palau

Constitution

* Human rights

LGBT rights

Executive

* President

Surangel Whipps Jr.
* Vice President

Raynold Oilouch

Legislative

* National Congress

Senate

President: Hokkons Baules
House of Delegates

Speaker: Gibson Kanai

Judiciary

* Supreme Court

Chief Justice: Oldiais Ngiraikelau

Elections

* Recent elections

* General: 2012
* 2016
* 2020

* Political parties

Administrative divisions

* States

Governor of Koror
Governor of Peleliu

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Gustav Aitaro

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Palau

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* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy
* Compact of Free Association

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The president of the Republic of Palau is the head of state and head of government of Palau. The president is directly elected to a four-year term, and can be reelected once in a consecutive manner.

## List of officeholders

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Status

Denotes acting president

No. | Portrait  | Name[2]
(Birth–Death) | Elected  | Term of office  | Political party

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Haruo Remeliik
(1931–1985) | 1980
1984 | 2 March 1981  | 30 June 1985
(Assassinated) | 4 years, 120 days  | Independent
—  |  | Thomas Remengesau Sr.
(1929–2019)
Acting President | —  | 30 June 1985[3] | 2 July 1985  | 2 days  | Independent
2 |  | Alfonso Oiterong
(1924–1994) | —  | 2 July 1985  | 25 October 1985  | 115 days  | Independent
3  |  | Lazarus Salii
(1936–1988) | 1985 | 25 October 1985  | 20 August 1988
(Suicide) | 2 years, 300 days  | Independent
4  |  | Thomas Remengesau Sr.
(1929–2019) | —  | 20 August 1988  | 1 January 1989  | 134 days  | Independent
5  |  | Ngiratkel Etpison
(1924–1997) | 1988 | 1 January 1989  | 1 January 1993  | 4 years  | Independent
6  |  | Kuniwo Nakamura
(1943–2020) | 1992
1996 | 1 January 1993  | 1 January 2001  | 8 years  | Independent
7  |  | Thomas Remengesau Jr.
(born 1956) | 2000
2004 | 1 January 2001  | 15 January 2009  | 8 years, 14 days  | Independent
8  |  | Johnson Toribiong
(born 1946) | 2008 | 15 January 2009  | 17 January 2013  | 4 years, 2 days  | Independent
9  |  | Thomas Remengesau Jr.
(born 1956) | 2012
2016 | 17 January 2013  | 21 January 2021  | 8 years, 4 days  | Independent
10  |  | Surangel S. Whipps Jr.
(born 1968) | 2020
2024 | 21 January 2021  | Incumbent | 4 years, 181 days  | Independent

## Latest election

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Main article: 2020 Palauan presidential election

Palau Presidential election results[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Surangel Whipps Jr. | 5,699  | 56.7
| Independent | Raynold Oilouch | 4,351  | 43.3
Total votes | 10,050  | 100

## See also

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* First Lady of Palau
* Vice President of Palau
* High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

## References

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1. ^ Republic of Palau. "REPUBLIC OF PALAU, TITLE 33 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, RPPL 1-38". www.paclii.org. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
2. ^ "Palau Government". February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
3. ^ "The National Union newspaper" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
4. ^ Carreon, Bernadette (November 20, 2020). "Palau Election Commission officially certifies election results". Island Times. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

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Presidents of Palau

* Remeliik
* Remengesau Sr.*
* Oiterong
* Salii
* Remengesau Sr.
* Etpison
* Nakamura
* Remengesau Jr.
* Toribiong
* Remengesau Jr.
* Whipps Jr.

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