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President of Palau
Presidential Standard of Palau.svg
Presidential standard of Palau
Seal of Palau.svg
Government seal of
the Republic of Palau
03.30 總統宴請帛琉共和國總統惠恕仁伉儷 - 50998563139 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Surangel Whipps Jr.

since 21 January 2021
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
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Haruo Ignacio Remeliik.jpg Haruo Remeliik
(1933–1985)
1980
1984
2 March 1981 30 June 1985
(Assassinated)
4 years, 120 days Independent
Thomas Ongelibel Remengesau.jpg Thomas Remengesau Sr.
(1929–2019)
Acting President
30 June 1985 2 July 1985 2 days Independent
2 Alfonso Oiterong.jpg Alfonso Oiterong
(1924–1994)
2 July 1985 25 October 1985 115 days Independent
3 Lazarus Eitaro Salii.jpg Lazarus Salii
(1936–1988)
1985 25 October 1985 20 August 1988 2 years, 300 days Independent
4 Thomas Ongelibel Remengesau.jpg 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 中村國雄(cropped).jpg Kuniwo Nakamura
(1943–2020)
1992
1996
1 January 1993 1 January 2001 8 years Independent
7 Tommy Remengesau.jpg Thomas Remengesau Jr.
(born 1956)
2000
2004
1 January 2001 15 January 2009 8 years, 14 days Independent
8 Johnson Toribiong.jpg Johnson Toribiong
(born 1946)
2008 15 January 2009 17 January 2013 4 years, 2 days Independent
9 Tommy Remengesau 2016.jpg Thomas Remengesau Jr.
(born 1956)
2012
2016
17 January 2013 21 January 2021 8 years, 4 days Independent
10 03.30 總統宴請帛琉共和國總統惠恕仁伉儷 - 50998563139 (cropped).jpg Surangel S. Whipps Jr.
(born 1968)
2020 21 January 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 338 days Independent

Latest election

Palau Presidential election results
Party Candidate Votes %
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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