Surangel Whipps Jr.

Surangel S. Whipps Jr. is a Palauan businessman and politician. He has served as Senator from 2008 - 2016. He is from Ngatpang state, Republic of Palau.[1][2][3][4][5] He was born in Baltimore, Maryland,[6] to Surangel Whipps Sr., another Palauan businessman and Senator, and a mother who herself was born in Maryland.[6]

Palauan presidential election, 2016

He ran against his brother-in-law, President Thomas Remengesau Jr., who was running for re-election, in the November 2016 presidential election for Palau.[7] Remengesau received 5109 votes while Whipps won 4854 votes.[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.palauoek.com/?page_id=19
  2. ↑ http://www.palauconservation.org/cms/index.php/about-pcs/directors-and-founders
  3. ↑ http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy23426/
  4. ↑ http://www.apafs.org/sec.asp?secID=2
  5. ↑ http://library.comfsm.fm/webopac/titleinfo?k1=1546405&k2=187355
  6. 1 2 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f2ve2AmBf8o
  7. ↑ "Palau island election: Brothers-in-law vying for presidency". The Independent. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  8. ↑ Carreon, Bernadette H. (2016-11-06). "Palau election too close to call, Results to be decided by overseas ballots". Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2016-11-06.


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