President of Palau

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
Deputy	Vice President of Palau
Salary	US$90,000 annually since 2010
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.

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No.	Portrait	Name^[2] (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name^[2] (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
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, 203 days	Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Surangel Whipps Jr.	5,699	56.7
	Independent	Raynold Oilouch	4,351	43.3
Total votes			10,050	100

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