Surangel Whipps Jr.

Surangel S. Whipps Jr. (born 1968 or 1969)[1] is a Palauan businessman and politician, who has served as the President of Palau since 2021.[2] He served as Senator from 2008 to 2016.[2] He is from Ngatpang state, Republic of Palau. Whipps assumed office as the President of Palau on 21 January 2021.[3]

Surangel Whipps Jr.
10th President of Palau
Assumed office
21 January 2021
Vice PresidentUduch Sengebau Senior
Preceded byThomas Remengesau Jr.
Senate of Palau
In office
2008–2016
Personal details
Born1968 or 1969 (aged 51-52)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyIndependent

Early life and education

Whipps was born in Baltimore, Maryland,[4] to Surangel Whipps Sr., another Palauan businessman and Senator, and a mother who was born in Maryland.[4]

He has a degree in Business Administration and Economics from Andrews University and an MBA from University of California, Los Angeles.[5]

2016 Palauan presidential election

He ran against his brother-in-law, President Thomas Remengesau Jr., who was running for re-election, in the November 2016 presidential election for Palau.[6] Remengesau received 5109 votes while Whipps won 4854 votes.[7]

2020 presidential election

Whipps ran for president in the 2020 presidential election and defeated Vice-President Raynold Oilouch.[2][8]

References
  1. "Four candidates seek the presidency in Palau elections in 2020". January 19, 2020.
  2. "Surangel Whipps Jr to be Palau's new president". RNZ. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. "Palau's new president vows to stand up to 'bully' China". 18 January 2021 – via theguardian.com.
  4. "TFB Interview: Surangel Whipps Jr. from Palau - YouTube". M.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  5. "Palau National Congress - Senators". Palau National Congress. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  6. "Palau island election: Brothers-in-law vying for presidency". The Independent. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  7. Carreon, Bernadette H. (2016-11-06). "Palau election too close to call, Results to be decided by overseas ballots". Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  8. Carreon, Bernadette (3 November 2020). "Palauans vote on new political era". RNZ. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Thomas Remengesau Jr.		 President of Palau
2021–present		 Incumbent
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