Valerie Whipps Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	The Honorable
Valerie Whipps
Office:	First Lady of Palau
Term Start:	21 January 2021
President:	Surangel Whipps Jr.
Predecessor:	Debbie Remengesau
Birth Name:	Valerie Esang Remengesau
Birth Place:	Koror, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Children:	4
Relatives:	Tommy Remengesau (brother) Surangel Whipps Sr. (father-in-law)
Parents:	Thomas Remengesau Sr. (father; deceased) Ferista Esang Remengesau (mother)
Occupation:	politician

Valerie Esang Whipps (née Remengesau) is a Palauan stateswoman who has been First Lady of Palau since 21 January 2021.^[1]

Career

Whipps accompanied her husband on a state visit to Taiwan in March 2021.^[2] They met with President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen.^[3]

Family

She married future President Surangel Whipps Jr. in 1999.^[4]

She is the daughter and sister of former presidents Thomas Remengesau Sr. and Tommy Remengesau Jr. respectively.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Post . John O'Connor The Guam Daily . Palau president, others talk about tourism in light of pandemic . 2022-08-12 . The Guam Daily Post . en.
2. Web site: Vice President Lai . 2022-08-12 . english.president.gov.tw . en.
3. Web site: Staff . Daily Post . Palau opens 'sterile travel corridor' with Taiwan . 2022-08-12 . The Guam Daily Post . en.
4. Web site: About Ocean Panel – WRI Ocean Panel . 2022-08-12 . en-US.
5. News: 2016-10-31 . Palau island election: Brothers-in-law vying for presidency . . live . subscription . 2016-11-05 . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/palau-election-surangel-whipps-jr-tommy-remengesa-a7388551.html . 2022-05-07.