Ministry of Justice (Palau) explained

The Ministry of Justice in Palau is part of the Executive Branch and consists of the following bureaus:^[1]

• Office of the Attorney General
• Bureau of Immigration
• Bureau of Public Safety
• Division of Criminal Investigation/Drug Enforcement
• Division of Patrol
• Division of Fire & Rescue
• Division of Corrections
• Division of Marine Law Enforcement
• Division of Fish & Wildlife Protection

List of ministers of justice

Name	Took office	Left office	President	Notes
Thomas Remengesau Sr.^[2] ^[3]	1981	1 January 1989	Haruo Remeliik Alfonso Oiterong Lazarus Salii	1st Minister of Justice
Ngiratkel Etpison	1 January 1989	1992	Ngiratkel Etpison	No justice minister appointed^[4]
Kuniwo Nakamura	1992	1 January 1993	Ngiratkel Etpison
Salvador Ingereklii^[5] ^[6]	1993	1997	Kuniwo Nakamura
Elias Camsek Chin	1997	1 January 2001	Kuniwo Nakamura
Michael J. Rosenthal^[7] ^[8]	2001	2004	Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Elias Camsek Chin^[9] ^[10]	2004	15 January 2009	Thomas Remengesau Jr.	^[11]
John C. Gibbons^[12] ^[13]	2009	17 January 2013	Johnson Toribiong
Antonio Bells	2013	2017	Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Raynold Oilouch^[14]	2017	21 January 2021	Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Uduch Sengebau Senior	July 2021	Incumbent	Surangel Whipps Jr.	^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministry of Justice Palau National Government. palaugov.pw. en-US. 2018-06-19.
2. Book: 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. 1980. en.
3. Book: Pacific Studies. 1988. Brigham Young University, Hawaii Campus. en.
4. Web site: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Office of United Nations Political Affairs . en . 1988.
5. Book: The Far East and Australasia. 1997. Europa Publications. 9781857430387. en.
6. Book: Publications, Europa. Europa World Year Book. September 2002. Europa Publications. 9781857431292. en.
7. Web site: September 2005: Meeting With Government Officials. www.shanghaientrepreneurs.com. 2018-06-19.
8. Book: Pacific Magazine. 2004. PacificBasin Communications. en.
9. Book: Turner, Barry. The Statesman's yearbook: the politics, cultures and economies of the world : 2008. 2007. Springer. 9781349740246. en.
10. News: Chin-Seid rally draws 300 Palauans on Saipan - Saipan News, Headlines, Events, Ads Saipan Tribune. 2008-09-06. Saipan News, Headlines, Events, Ads Saipan Tribune. 2018-06-19. en-US.
11. Web site: Olbiil Era Kelulau Senators . 20 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120202513/http://www.palauoek.com/?page_id=19 . 2015-01-20 .
12. News: Palau president remains calm as storm brews on island. Glionna. John M.. 2009-06-15. Los Angeles Times. 2018-06-19. en-US. 0458-3035.
13. Book: Press, C. Q.. Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013. 2013-05-10. CQ Press. 9781452299372. en.
14. Web site: Pacific Note Homepage. Pacific Note Homepage. en. 2018-06-19.
15. Web site: Reklai . Leilani . VP Uduch Senior re-assigned to Ministry of Justice from Ministry of State . Island Times . 23 July 2021.