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Deputy head of state and government of Palau From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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]
No. | Portrait | Name[4] (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Alfonso Oiterong (1924–1994) |
1980 1984 |
2 March 1981 | 30 June 1985 (Became president) |
4 years, 120 days | Independent |
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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 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 | Incumbent | 3 years, 224 days | Independent |
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