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
Incumbent Raynold Oilouch since 16 January 2025
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Alfonso Oiterong
Formation	2 March 1981
Salary	US$65,000 annually since 2010[1]
Website	http://palaugov.pw/

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)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Alfonso Oiterong (1924–1994)	1980 1984	2 March 1981	30 June 1985 (Became president)	4 years, 120 days	Independent
2		Thomas Remengesau Sr. (1929–2019)	1985	25 October 1985	20 August 1988	2 years, 300 days	Independent
3		Kuniwo Nakamura (1943–2020)	1988	1 January 1989	1 January 1993	4 years	Independent
4		Thomas Remengesau Jr. (born 1956)	1992 1996	1 January 1993	19 January 2001	8 years, 18 days	Independent
5		Sandra Pierantozzi (born 1951)	2000	19 January 2001	1 January 2005	3 years, 348 days	Independent
6		Elias Camsek Chin (born 1948)	2004	1 January 2005	15 January 2009	4 years, 14 days	Independent
7		Kerai Mariur (born 1951)	2008	15 January 2009	17 January 2013	4 years, 2 days	Independent
8		Antonio Bells (born 1948)	2012	17 January 2013	19 January 2017	4 years, 2 days	Independent
9		Raynold Oilouch (born 1965 or 1966)	2016	19 January 2017[5]	21 January 2021	4 years, 2 days	Independent
10		Uduch Sengebau Senior (born 1960s[citation needed])	2020	21 January 2021	16 January 2025	3 years, 361 days	Independent
11		Raynold Oilouch (born 1965 or 1966)	2024	16 January 2025[6]	Incumbent	214 days	Independent

See also

• President of Palau
• List of current vice presidents