President of Palau facts for kids
Quick facts for kids President of Palau |
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Presidential standard of Palau
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Government seal of
the Republic of Palau |
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Term length | Four years, renewable once consecutively |
Inaugural holder | Haruo Remeliik |
Formation | 2 March 1981 |
Deputy | Vice President of Palau |
Salary | US$90,000 annually since 2010 |
Website | http://palaugov.pw/ |
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
- Status
Denotes Acting President
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Haruo Remeliik (1933–1985) |
1980 1984 |
2 March 1981 | 30 June 1985 (Assassinated) |
4 years, 120 days | Independent | |
— | Thomas Remengesau Sr. (1929–2019) Acting President |
— | 30 June 1985 | 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 | 2 years, 300 days | Independent | |
4 | Thomas Remengesau Sr. (1929–2019) |
— | 20 August 1988 | 1 January 1989 | 134 days | Independent | |
5 | Ngiratkel Etpison (1925–1997) |
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 | 21 January 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 338 days | Independent |
Latest election
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
In Spanish: Presidente de Palaos para niños
- First Lady of Palau
- Vice President of Palau
- High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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