President of Palau

President of the Republic of Palau
Incumbent Tommy Remengesau since 17 January 2013
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Haruo Remeliik
Formation	2 March 1981
Website	http://palaugov.pw/

Palau

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The President of Palau is the head of the executive branch of the government of Palau.

List of Presidents of Palau

No.	Incumbent (Birth–Death)	Image	Tenure		Vice President	Notes
No.	Incumbent (Birth–Death)	Image	Took Office	Left Office	Vice President	Notes
1	Haruo Remeliik (1933–1985)		2 March 1981	30 June 1985	Alfonso Oiterong	Elected in 1980 and 1984, died in office.
	Thomas Remengesau, Sr. (1931–) (acting)		30 June 1985	2 July 1985		Minister of Justice in charge before Vice President got sworn in as President.
2	Alfonso Oiterong (1924–)		2 July 1985	25 October 1985	Vacant	Vice President succeeded to the presidency.
3	Lazarus Salii (1936–1988)		25 October 1985	20 August 1988	Thomas Remengesau, Sr.	Elected in 1985, died in office.
4	Thomas Remengesau, Sr. (1931–)		20 August 1988	1 January 1989	Vacant	Vice President succeeded to the presidency.
5	Ngiratkel Etpison (1925–1997)		1 January 1989	1 January 1993	Kuniwo Nakamura	Elected in 1988.
6	Kuniwo Nakamura (1943–)		1 January 1993	1 January 2001	Thomas Remengesau, Jr.	Elected in 1992 and 1996.
7	Thomas Remengesau, Jr. (1956–)		1 January 2001	15 January 2009	Sandra Pierantozzi Elias Camsek Chin	Elected in 2000 and 2004.
8	Johnson Toribiong (1946–)		15 January 2009	17 January 2013	Kerai Mariur	Elected in 2008.
(7)	Thomas Remengesau, Jr. (1956–)		17 January 2013	Present	Antonio Bells	Elected in 2012.

Presidents of Palau

Remeliik Remengesau Sr.* Oiterong Salii Remengesau Sr. Etpison Nakamura Remengesau Jr. Toribiong Remengesau Jr.

*denotes acting

Heads of state and government of Oceania

Sovereign states	Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

Sovereign states	Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

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