Surangel Whipps Jr.

Surangel Whipps Jr.
Whipps in 2022
10th President of Palau
Assumed office
21 January 2021
Vice PresidentUduch Sengebau Senior
Preceded byThomas Remengesau Jr.
Member of the Senate of Palau
In office
2008–2016
Personal details
Born (1968-08-09) 9 August 1968 (age 56)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
(m. 1999)
Children4 (3 daughters and 1 son)
Parent(s)Surangel S. Whipps (father)
Marilyn C. Whipps (mother)
RelativesMason Ngirchechebangel Whipps (brother)
Thomas Remengesau Jr. (brother-in-law)
Thomas Remengesau Sr. (father-in-law; deceased)
EducationAndrews University (BS)
University of California Los Angeles (MBA)

Surangel Samuel Whipps Jr. (born 9 August 1968)[2] is a Palauan businessman and politician, who has served as the president of Palau since 2021.[3] He served as senator from 2008 to 2016.[3] He is from the State of Ngatpang.[1] Whipps assumed office as the President of Palau on 21 January 2021.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "The Honorable SURANGEL S. WHIPPS". Institute of Museum and Library Services. Pacific Digital Library. 2020. p. 13. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Four candidates seek the presidency in Palau elections in 2020". January 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Surangel Whipps Jr to be Palau's new president". RNZ. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ Carreon, Bernadette (18 January 2021). "Palau's new president vows to stand up to 'bully' China". The Guardian – via theguardian.com.
  5. ^ Carreon, Bernadette (18 January 2021). "Palau's new president vows to stand up to 'bully' China". The Guardian.