Kerai Mariur | |
Order: | 7th |
Office: | Vice President of Palau |
President: | Johnson Toribiong |
Term Start: | January 15, 2009 |
Term End: | January 17, 2013 |
Predecessor: | Elias Camsek Chin |
Successor: | Antonio Bells |
Office2: | Minister of Finance of Palau |
President2: | Johnson Toribiong |
Predecessor2: | Elbuchel Sadang |
Successor2: | Elbuchel Sadang |
Termstart2: | January 2009 |
Termend2: | January 2013 |
Office3: | Palau Senate 11th OEK |
Title3: | Vice-President |
Termstart3: | 21 January 2021 |
President3: | Surangel Whipps Jr. |
Birth Date: | 4 June 1951 |
Birth Place: | Ollei, Ngarchelong, Palau |
Party: | Independent |
Kerai Mariur (born June 4, 1951 in Ollei, Ngarchelong State, Palau) was the Vice President of Palau.[1] [2]
His qualifications include a Major Degree in Business Administration and Higher Accounting received from Cannon's International Business College Honolulu United States. Serving in the Palau National Congress as a four-term member of the House of Delegates, Mariur has played a key role in the Economic and Environmental legislature of the Republic of Palau. Laws accredited to Mariur during his time served in Congress include the Marine Protection Act, Republic of Palau Copyright Act and Protected Areas Network Act. His appointments during his term in congress include Chairmanship of the Standing Committee on Youth & Cultural Affairs, Judiciary and Governmental Affairs, Environment and Ecology, and the Ways and Means of Financial Matters.
Johnson Toribiong selected Mariur to be his nominee for Vice President in the 2008 Palauan election. After winning the election, they were inaugurated on 15 January 2009. Mariur also became Minister of Finance.