The House of Delegates of Palau is the lower house of the Palau National Congress (Olbiil era Kelulau), Palau's bicameral legislature. The Senate of Palau is the upper house. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies. Each state represents one constituency. No political parties exist. The last election was held on 5 November 2024.
Palau Legislature 1955-1980 The High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands established Palau legislature, Olbiil era Kelulau, in January 1955 by a charter. The legislature was composed of 28 members elected every four years. The presiding officer was initially called Bedul Olbiil. The members of the legislature were organized into Liberal and Progressive parties.
Speaker of Legislature Took office Left office NotesRoman Tmetuchl19561957 - ?Takeo Yano? - 19591959 - ?Jonathan Emul? - 19601960 - ?Thomas Remengesau Sr.? - 19611961 - ?David Ramarui? - 19621962 - ?Toribiong Uchel? - 19631965Died in officeJacob Sawaichi19651966Itelbang Luii1966October 1975Sadang SilmaiOctober 1975December 1979Tosiwo NakamuraDecember 1979November 1980
Speaker of the House of Delegates Name Took office Left office NotesCarlos SaliiJanuary 1981July 1985Santos OlikongJuly 1985November 1988Shiro KyotaJanuary 1989November 1992Surangel S. Whipps28 January 1993November 1996Ignacio AnastacioJanuary 1997November 2000Mario S. GulibertJanuary 2001April 2004Antonio BellsApril 2004November 2004Augustine MesebeluuJanuary 2005April 2007Antonio BellsApril 2007November 2008Noah Idechong15 January 2009November 2012Sabino AnastacioJanuary 201316 January 2025Gibson Kanai16 January 2025Incumbent
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