| Governor of Peleliu | |
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| Term length | Three years |
| Inaugural holder | Yukio Shmull |
| Formation | 1983 |
| Website | https://www.palaugov.pw/states/peliliu/ |
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The governor of Peleliu is the head of government of Peleliu. The position was established in 1983 and a new governor is sworn in on January 1 unless they resign during their term. [1] [2] It is the only state in Palau to have elections every three years instead of every two or four years. [3]
Article VII of the Peleliu constitution states that to be eligible for governor a person "must be a citizen of Palau and a person of Peleliu". [4] They must also be at least 35 years old, must not have been convicted of a felony at the time of an election, unless pardoned, and can not be employed by the state government, national government or serve in the Palau National Congress concurrently whilst governor. [4]
Furthermore, it states that the governor shall be elected in a state-wide election for a term of 3 years and that a person can not serve as governor for more than 3 consecutive terms. [4] Additionally, the governor must reside in the state during their term. [4] The governor may be impeached and removed from office for treason, bribery or other serious crimes by a vote of no less than two-thirds of the members of the state legislature. [4] If the office becomes vacant and there is more than 180 days remaining in the unexpired term, the speaker of the house becomes governor and must call a special election within 30 days to fill the vacancy. [4]
| No. | Picture | Name | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Yukio Shmull (died 2018) [1] | January 1, 1983 [1] | January 1, 1986 [1] | 3 years, 0 days | |
| 2 | Timarong Sisior | January 1, 1986 [1] | January 1, 1992 [5] | 6 years, 0 days | |
| 3 | Hinao Soalablai | January 1, 1992 [6] | January 1, 1995 [7] | 3 years, 0 days | |
| 4 | Jackson Ngiraingas | January 1, 1995 [7] | January 1, 2001 [7] | 6 years, 0 days | |
| 5 | Timarong Sisior | January 1, 2001 [8] | January 1, 2004 [8] | 3 years, 0 days | |
| 6 | Jackson Ngiraingas | January 1, 2004 [9] | February 14, 2009 [10] | 5 years, 44 days | |
| - | Kalbesang Soalablai (acting) | February 14, 2009 [11] | March 17, 2009 [11] | 31 days | |
| 7 | Kangichi Uchau | March 17, 2009 [12] | January 1, 2013 [13] | 3 years, 290 days | |
| 8 |  | Temmy Shmull | January 1, 2013 [13] | January 1, 2022 [2] | 9 years, 0 days |
| 7 |  | Emais Roberts | January 1, 2022 [2] | Incumbent | 2 years, 356 days |
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