The Palau government's ministries page names President Whipps but is otherwise out of date: it still gives J. Uduch S. Senior as Vice President and Minister of Justice, and names no other ministers; the individual ministry pages returned no readable content. All ministers are therefore 'sourced', from the CIA World Leaders list (last updated 4 June 2025) checked against 2025–2026 news and foreign-government releases. Obichang's tenure is confirmed only up to the CIA list of June 2025; no 2026 page opened names him. The UAE release, in Arabic, calls Aitaro 'Minister of Foreign Affairs' (translated); his official title is Minister of State. Finance and Education have no confirmed minister; the President acts in both. A proposed Ministry of the Interior has not been created.
Palau is a presidential republic[1]. The President, Surangel Whipps Jr., is both head of state and head of government[3][4][5]. Govpedia records 7 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
Leadership
Head of state and government
VerifiedRe-elected in the November 2024 general election (plw-wiki-whipps); his second term began in January 2025, with Raynold Oilouch as Vice President from 16 January 2025 (plw-wiki-oilouch). The start date is from Wikipedia.
Executive
0 of 7 verified on official pages
The President is head of state and head of government; ministers are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate of the Olbiil Era Kelulau. After the Senate did not confirm the nominees for Finance (Kaleb Udui Jr.) and Education (Dale Jenkins), the President has acted as minister of both ministries; as of 8 October 2026 no new nominees had been named (plw-islandtimes-interior). Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
UN E-Government Development Index[16]
2024
0.507rank 137 of 193
Record of changes
19 May 2025
Jennifer Olegeriil is sworn in as Minister of Justice.[11]
Sourced20 Feb 2025
On reconsideration, the Senate confirms Charles Obichang as Minister of Public Infrastructure and Industries after he had failed to win the required 10 votes.[13]
Sourced16 Jan 2025
Raynold Oilouch takes office as Vice President at the start of President Whipps's second term, and also becomes Minister of Health and Human Services.[8]
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WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
Government of the Republic of PalauOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
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Island TimesNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
Focus Taiwan (CNA)NewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
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Central Intelligence Agency (United States)ReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab EmiratesNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
Island TimesNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
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Island TimesNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
The President's Office, MaldivesNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of JapanNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026