Kaleb Udui

Kaleb Udui
President of the Senate of Palau
In office
January 1981 – November 1984
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byIsidoro Rudimch
Personal details
Born27 September 1934
Died20 August 1989
SpouseElizabeth Udui

Kaleb Udui (27 September 1934 – 20 August 1989) was a Palauan politician and attorney who was the first President of the Senate of Palau.

He was born 27 September 1934 in Ngaraard.[1] He was the first Micronesian lawyer ever graduated from a law school,[2] namely George Washington University Law School.[3] He served as legislative counsel to the Congress of Micronesia from 1965 to 1976.[1]

In the 1976 elections he was elected as a senator from Palau district to the Congress of Micronesia for the term 1976–1978.[1] He was then elected as a member of Palau legislature from 1978 to 1979.[1] In the 1980 elections he was elected to new Senate of Palau, and in January 1981 he was elected as the first President of the Senate.[4] He served until the 1984 elections.[2] Then he served as governor of his native state of Ngaraard until his death.[2] He died on Sunday 20 August 1989 in Koror.[2] A state of national mourning was declared upon his passing.[2]

He was married to Elizabeth Udui. He was the father of Kaleb Udui Jr..[5]

  1. ^ a b c d Who's who in Oceania, 1980-1981. Institute for Polynesian Studies, Brigham Young University--Hawaii Campus. 1980. ISBN 9780939154135.
  2. ^ a b c d e United States Dept of State (1989). "Report to the United Nations on the Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands".
  3. ^ United States House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (1965). Reports on Pacific Affairs, 1965, Hearing, 89-1, August 5, 11 and September 7, 1965.
  4. ^ Micronesia: A Guide Through the Centuries. Close Up Foundation. 2000. ISBN 9780932765949.
  5. ^ Randall, Henry Pettus (1989). Who's who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Randall Publishing Company.