Vice President of Palau

Vice President of Palau is the second-highest position in the executive branch of the government of Palau, after the president.

Vice President of the
Republic of Palau
Seal of Government of
the Republic of Palau
Incumbent
Uduch Sengebau Senior
since 21 January 2021
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Inaugural holderAlfonso Oiterong
Formation2 March 1981
SalaryUS$65,000 annually since 2010[1]
Websitehttp://palaugov.pw/
Politics of Palau
Constitution
Executive
Legislative
Judiciary
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Minister: Gustav Aitaro

The vice president is elected in popular elections separate from presidential elections. When the president has been sworn in, the vice president will serve as a member of the cabinet and may have other responsibilities assigned by the president.[2] The salary of the vice president has been US$65,000 annually since 2010[3]

List of vice presidents
No. Portrait Name[4]
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Alfonso Oiterong
(1924–1994)		 2 March 1981 30 June 1985 4 years, 120 days Independent
2 Thomas Remengesau Sr.
(1929–2019)		 25 October 1985 20 August 1988 2 years, 300 days Independent
3 Kuniwo Nakamura
(1943–2020)		 1 January 1989 1 January 1993 4 years Independent
4 Thomas Remengesau Jr.
(born 1956)		 1 January 1993 19 January 2001 8 years, 18 days Independent
5 Sandra Pierantozzi
(born 1951)		 19 January 2001 1 January 2005 3 years, 348 days Independent
6 Elias Camsek Chin
(born 1949)		 1 January 2005 15 January 2009 4 years, 14 days Independent
7 Kerai Mariur
(born 1951)		 15 January 2009 17 January 2013 4 years, 2 days Independent
8 Antonio Bells
(born 1948)		 17 January 2013 19 January 2017 4 years, 2 days Independent
9 Raynold Oilouch
(born 1965)		 19 January 2017[5] 21 January 2021 4 years, 2 days Independent
10 Uduch Sengebau Senior
(born 1960s)		 21 January 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 277 days Independent

See also

References
  1. Republic of Palau. "REPUBLIC OF PALAU, TITLE 33 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, RPPL 1-38". www.paclii.org.
  2. Convention, the Palau Constitutional (June 13, 2022). "Constitution of the Republic of Palau". DigiCat.
  3. Republic of Palau. "REPUBLIC OF PALAU, TITLE 33 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, RPPL 1-38". www.paclii.org.
  4. "Palau Government". February 16, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  5. "Palau to Welcome New Government on Jan. 19". January 8, 2017.


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