President 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

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 [2] (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				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

Main article: 2020 Palauan presidential election

Palau Presidential election results ^[4]

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

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

References

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.