Ministry of Justice (Palau)


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

List of ministers of justice

NameTook officeLeft officePresidentNotes
Thomas Remengesau Sr.19811 January 1989Haruo Remeliik
Alfonso Oiterong
Lazarus Salii		1st Minister of Justice
Ngiratkel Etpison1 January 19891992Ngiratkel EtpisonNo justice minister appointed
Kuniwo Nakamura19921 January 1993Ngiratkel Etpison
Salvador Ingereklii19931997Kuniwo Nakamura
Elias Camsek Chin19971 January 2001Kuniwo Nakamura
Michael J. Rosenthal20012004Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Elias Camsek Chin200415 January 2009Thomas Remengesau Jr.
John C. Gibbons200917 January 2013Johnson Toribiong
Antonio Bells20132017Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Raynold Oilouch201721 January 2021Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Uduch Sengebau SeniorJuly 202116 January 2025Surangel Whipps Jr.
Jennifer OlegeriilMay 2025Surangel Whipps Jr.