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Surangel Whipps Jr.

Office verified

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Source: Government of the Republic of Palau

President[1][2][3]

Serving in the Second Whipps Administration since 21 Jan 2021. 4 public offices on record since 2009.

In office
5 yrs 9 mos
Record
Verified
Offices
4

Verified on palaugov.pw · checked 16 Oct 2026

Surangel Whipps Jr. has been President of Palau since 21 January 2021. He studied business administration at Andrews University and the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and was a member of the Senate of Palau from 2009 to 2016.[4]

Overview

Current office

Verified

President[1][2][3]

Second Whipps Administration

Since

21 Jan 2021

5 yrs 9 mos

Country
Palau
Born
9 Aug 1968, Baltimore, United States[4]
First office on record
Member of the Senate of Palau, 2009

Career

Record in public office

4 offices
  1. 21 Jan 2021 – present

    President[1][2][3]

    Republic of PalauVerified
  2. 21 Jan 2021 – present

    President (head of government)[1][2][3]

    Second Whipps AdministrationVerified
  3. In office

    President; acting Minister of Finance and of Education[3][5]

    Second Whipps AdministrationSourced
  4. 2009 – 2016

    Member of the Senate of Palau[4]

    Sourced

Education

Education

Sourced
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (economics), Andrews University[4]
  • MBA, UCLA Anderson School of Management[4]

In government

Serves with 6 colleagues

Full cabinet

Evidence

How this record is supported

Claims by status

7 claims · 5 sources

  • Verified 3
  • Sourced 4

Sources

  1. [1]
    Ministries

    Government of the Republic of PalauOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  3. [3]
    Surangel Whipps Jr.

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Surangel Whipps Jr.

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 17 Oct 2026

  5. [5]

Cite this record

Govpedia. "Surangel Whipps Jr.." President. Record gp:person/surangel-whipps-jr, last checked 16 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/surangel-whipps-jr/