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Palau

Palau is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific. The republic consists of approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caroline Islands with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 173 entities connected with Palau. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Palau. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Palau

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Palau.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 71 entities identified as PEPs connected with Palau.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, & Environment1--
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment of Palau--1
Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs-1-
Minister of Education1--
Minister of Education of Palau--1
Minister of Finance1--
Minister of Finance of Palau--1
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Health of Palau--1
Minister of Human Resources, Culture, Tourism and Development of Palau--1
Minister of Human Resources, Culture, Tourism, & Development1--
Minister of Justice1--
Minister of Justice of Palau-31
Minister of Public Infrastructure and Industries--1
Minister of Public Infrastructure, Industries, & Commerce1--
Minister of State1--
Minister of State of Palau-21
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Delegates--16
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Spain to Palau-41
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Palau-1-
Ambassador to the US1--

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President of Palau-11
Attorney General1--
Chief of Staff to the President1--
Member of the House of Delegates of Palau--1
Member of the Senate of Palau-1-
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Palau1--
President of the Republic of Palau1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...