Ministry of Finance (Palau) explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Finance
Type:	Ministry
Jurisdiction:	Government of Palau
Headquarters:	Ngerulmud

The Ministry of Finance is a government agency of Palau, responsible for public finances of Palau. The ministry is located in Ngerulmud.^[1] The vision of the ministry includes to promote productivity of government services, and economic growth. The ministry employs about 11 to 50 persons.^[2]

The ministry is headed by Minister of Finance, who is member of the Cabinet of Palau. The Minister is nominated by President of Palau and needs to be confirmed by the Senate of Palau. Before the creation of the Ministry of Finance, there was a cabinet portfolio of Minister of Administration, who was also responsible for the treasury.

Ministers of Administration

Name	Took office	Left office	President	Notes
Haruo Willter	1981	October 1985	Haruo Remeliik Alfonso Oiterong	^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
Franz Reksid	1986	January 1989	Lazarus Salii Thomas Remengesau Sr.	^[6]
Kuniwo Nakamura	January 1989	1992	Ngiratkel Etpison	^[7] ^[8]
Sandra Pierantozzi	1992^[9]	January 1993	Ngiratkel Etpison
Thomas Remengesau Jr.	January 1993	January 2001	Kuniwo Nakamura	^[10] ^[11]

Ministers of Finance

Name	Took office	Left office	President	Notes
Sandra Pierantozzi	January 2001	January 2002	Thomas Remengesau Jr.	^[12]
Elbuchel Sadang	January 2002	January 2009	Thomas Remengesau Jr.	^[13] ^[14]
Kerai Mariur	January 2009	January 2013	Johnson Toribiong
Elbuchel Sadang	April 2013	January 2021	Thomas Remengesau Jr.	^[15]
Kaleb Udui Jr.	February 2021	Incumbent	Surangel Whipps Jr.	^[16]

Failed ministerial nominations

Secilil Eldebechel was appointed as Minister of Finance in January 2013, but the appointment was not confirmed the Senate.^[17]

External links

• Ministry of Education (Palau)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Palau Government . 16 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216141350/http://www.palaugov.net/MOF/Index.html . 2012-02-16 .
2. Web site: DevelopmentAid . DevelopmentAid . en.
3. Web site: State . United States Department of . Report to the United Nations on the Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Transmitted by the United States of America . en . 1980.
4. Web site: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Office of United Nations Political Affairs . en . 1982.
5. Web site: United States Congress House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Public Lands . Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Budget Request for Fiscal Year 1987: Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Public Lands of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session ... Hearing Held in Washington, D.C., February 7, 1986 . U.S. Government Printing Office . en . 1987.
6. Web site: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Office of United Nations Political Affairs . en.
7. Web site: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Office of United Nations Political Affairs . en . 1988.
8. Web site: United States Dept of State . Report to the United Nations on the Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . en . 1988.
9. Web site: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Office of United Nations Political Affairs . en . 1991.
10. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments . The Center : Document Expediting (DOCEX) Project, Exchange and Gift Division, Library of Congress distributor ; National Technical Information Service distributor . 1994. 2027/nyp.33433070825330 .
11. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments . The Center : Document Expediting (DOCEX) Project, Exchange and Gift Division, Library of Congress distributor ; National Technical Information Service distributor . 2000. 2027/osu.32435083449215 .
12. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments . The Center : Document Expediting (DOCEX) Project, Exchange and Gift Division, Library of Congress distributor ; National Technical Information Service distributor . 2001. 2027/uc1.c081688708 .
13. Web site: Our Board . 25 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191225130408/http://www.ourmicronesia.org/our-board.html . 2019-12-25 .
14. Web site: 2002 / 2003 YEARBOOK .
15. Web site: Sadang, Elbuchel . International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who . Brill . en.
16. Web site: Reklai . Leilani . Obichang and Udui take on major tasks as new ministers . Island Times . 9 February 2021.
17. Web site: EDITORIAL: Palau Ministerial Appointments – Oceania Television Network . www.oceaniatv.net.