President of Palau
| President of the Republic of Palau | |
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 Seal of Government of the Republic of Palau | |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Haruo Remeliik |
| Formation | 2 March 1981 |
| Deputy | Vice President of Palau |
| Website | http://palaugov.pw/ |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Palau |
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The President of the Republic of Palau is the head of government and head of state of Palau. The president is directly elected to a four year term, and can be reelected once.
List
All officeholders are political independents.
| No. | Name[1] (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Election | Vice President[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haruo Remeliik (1933–1985) |
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2 March 1981 | 30 June 1985 (Assassinated) |
1980 (31.2%) |  Alfonso Oiterong (1924–1994) |
| 1984 (50.9%) | ||||||
| — | Thomas Remengesau Sr. (1929–) Acting |
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30 June 1985 | 2 July 1985 | Vacant | |
| 2 | Alfonso Oiterong (1924–1994) |
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2 July 1985 | 25 October 1985 | ||
| 3 | Lazarus Salii (1936–1988) |
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25 October 1985 | 20 August 1988 (Suicide) |
1985 (53.9%) | Thomas Remengesau Sr. (1929–) |
| 4 | Thomas Remengesau Sr. (1929–) |
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20 August 1988 | 1 January 1989 | Vacant | |
| 5 | Ngiratkel Etpison (1925–1997) |
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1 January 1989 | 1 January 1993 | 1988 (26.3%) | Kuniwo Nakamura (1943–) |
| 6 | Kuniwo Nakamura (1943–) |
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1 January 1993 | 1 January 2001 | 1992 (37.3%) (first round) (50.7%) (second round) |
 Thomas Remengesau Jr. (1956–) |
| 1996 (52.7%) (first round) (64.3%) (second round) | ||||||
| 7 | Thomas Remengesau Jr. (1956–) |
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1 January 2001 | 15 January 2009 | 2000 (52%) |  Sandra Pierantozzi (1953–) 19 January 2001– 1 January 2005 |
| 2004 (66.31%) |  Elias Camsek Chin (1949–) 1 January 2005– 15 January 2009 | |||||
| 8 | Johnson Toribiong (1946–) |
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15 January 2009 | 17 January 2013 | 2008 (51.12%) | Kerai Mariur (1951–) |
| 9 | Thomas Remengesau Jr. (1956–) |
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17 January 2013 | Incumbent | 2012 (49.08%) | Antonio Bells (1948–) 17 January 2013– 19 January 2017[3] |
| 2016 (51.3%) | Raynold Oilouch (–) 19 January 2017–present[4] |
Latest election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tommy Remengesau | 5,109 | 51.3% | |
| Independent | Surangel Whipps Jr. | 4,854 | 48.7% | |
| Total votes | 9,963 | 100% | ||
See also
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120227132926/http://www.palaugov.net/PalauGov/Executive/thePRES/PastPres.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120216142925/http://www.palaugov.net/PalauGov/Executive/theVP/PastVPres.htm
- ↑ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_ps.html
- ↑ http://palaugov.pw/vice-president/
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