2022 in Palau

The following lists events that happened during 2022 in the Republic of Palau.

← 2021 2020 2019 2022 in Palau → 2023 2024 2025
Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2022 Timeline of Palauan history

Incumbents

• President: Surangel S. Whipps Jr.
• Vice President: Uduch Sengebau Senior
• President of the Senate: Hokkons Baules
• Speaker of the House of Delegates: Sabino Anastacio

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Palau

• Ibedul succession dispute^[1]
• August 29 – During a trip to Taiwan, Vice President Uduch Sengebau Senior and her delegates are forced to quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.^[2]

Deaths

• 22 September – Regis Akitaya, politician^[3]
• 16 November – Arthur Ngirakelsong (b. 1941 or 1942), judge^[4]

Sports

• June 18 - July 3: Palau at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.^[5][6]
• July 15 - July 24: Palau at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.^[7][8]