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padding: .1em 0;">Speaker of the House of Delegates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Sabino_Anastacio" title="Sabino Anastacio">Sabino Anastacio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ngchesar" title="Ngchesar">Ngchesar</a> State, <a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> <br />since January 2013 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Vice Speaker</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lucio_Ngiraiwet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lucio Ngiraiwet (page does not exist)">Lucio Ngiraiwet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ngardmau" title="Ngardmau">Ngardmau</a> State </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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election">3 November 2020</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2024</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Capitol-complex-melekeok-palau20071220_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/07/Capitol-complex-melekeok-palau20071220_crop.jpg/250px-Capitol-complex-melekeok-palau20071220_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/07/Capitol-complex-melekeok-palau20071220_crop.jpg/375px-Capitol-complex-melekeok-palau20071220_crop.jpg 1.5x, 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of Palau"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>House of Delegates of Palau</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Palau_National_Congress" title="Palau National Congress">Palau National Congress</a> (<i>Olbiil era Kelulau</i>), Palau's <a href="/wiki/Bicameralism" title="Bicameralism">bicameral</a> <a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">legislature</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Palau" title="Senate of Palau">Senate of Palau</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a>. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seat <a href="/wiki/Constituency" class="mw-redirect" title="Constituency">constituencies</a>. Each <a href="/wiki/States_of_Palau" title="States of Palau">state</a> represents one constituency. No political parties exist. The last election was held on <a href="/wiki/2020_Palauan_general_election" title="2020 Palauan general election">3 November 2020</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Palau_Legislature_1955-1980">Palau Legislature 1955-1980</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=House_of_Delegates_of_Palau&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Palau Legislature 1955-1980"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/High_Commissioner_of_the_Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands" title="High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands">High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands</a> established Palau legislature, <i>Olbiil era Kelulau</i>, in January 1955 by a charter.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The legislature was composed of 28 members elected every four years.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The presiding officer was initially called <i>Bedul Olbiil</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The members of the legislature were organized into Liberal and Progressive parties.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Speaker of Legislature </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roman_Tmetuchl" title="Roman Tmetuchl">Roman Tmetuchl</a> </td> <td>1956 </td> <td>1957 - ? </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto3_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takeo_Yano_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takeo Yano (politician) (page does not exist)">Takeo Yano</a> </td> <td>? - 1959 </td> <td>1959 - ? </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto3_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Emul&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Emul (page does not exist)">Jonathan Emul</a> </td> <td>? - 1960 </td> <td>1960 - ? </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto3_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Remengesau_Sr." title="Thomas Remengesau Sr.">Thomas Remengesau Sr.</a> </td> <td>? - 1961 </td> <td>1961 - ? </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto3_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ramarui" title="David Ramarui">David Ramarui</a> </td> <td>? - 1962 </td> <td>1962 - ? </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto3_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Toribiong_Uchel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Toribiong Uchel (page does not exist)">Toribiong Uchel</a> </td> <td>? - 1963 </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>Died in office<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jacob_Sawaichi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jacob Sawaichi (page does not exist)">Jacob Sawaichi</a> </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>1966 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Itelbang_Luii&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Itelbang Luii (page does not exist)">Itelbang Luii</a> </td> <td>1966 </td> <td>October 1975 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sadang_Silmai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sadang Silmai (page does not exist)">Sadang Silmai</a> </td> <td>October 1975 </td> <td>December 1979 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tosiwo_Nakamura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tosiwo Nakamura (page does not exist)">Tosiwo Nakamura</a> </td> <td>December 1979 </td> <td>November 1980 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Speaker_of_the_House_of_Delegates">Speaker of the House of Delegates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=House_of_Delegates_of_Palau&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Speaker of the House of Delegates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Salii" title="Carlos Salii">Carlos Salii</a> </td> <td>January 1981 </td> <td>July 1985 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Santos_Olikong" title="Santos Olikong">Santos Olikong</a> </td> <td>July 1985 </td> <td>November 1988 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiro_Kyota" title="Shiro Kyota">Shiro Kyota</a> </td> <td>January 1989 </td> <td>November 1992 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Surangel_S._Whipps" title="Surangel S. Whipps">Surangel S. Whipps</a> </td> <td>28 January 1993 </td> <td>November 1996 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ignacio_Anastacio" title="Ignacio Anastacio">Ignacio Anastacio</a> </td> <td>January 1997 </td> <td>November 2000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mario_S._Gulibert" class="mw-redirect" title="Mario S. Gulibert">Mario S. 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title="Australian House of Representatives">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_(Austria)" title="National Council (Austria)">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Representatives_(Belgium)" title="Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Brazil)" title="Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Canada" title="House of Commons of Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Peoples%27_Representatives" title="House of Peoples' Representatives">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bundestag" title="Bundestag">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dewan_Rakyat" title="Dewan Rakyat">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Representatives_of_Colombia" title="Chamber of Representatives of Colombia">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)" title="National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Republic_of_the_Congo)" title="National Assembly (Republic of the Congo)">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Egypt)" title="House of Representatives (Egypt)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Equatorial_Guinea)" title="Chamber of Deputies (Equatorial Guinea)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a 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