Surangel Whipps Jr. is a Palauan businessman and politician who has served as the President of palau. Surangel Whipps served as Senator from 2008 to
2016. Surangel Whipps is from Ngatpang state, the Republic of Palau. Surangel assumed office as the President of Palau on 21 January 2021.
Whipps was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Surangel Whipps Sr. and a mom who was born in Maryland.
Surangel Whipps has a diploma in Business Administration and Economics from Andrews University and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. In addition, he heads a series of Palauan
supermarkets.
Surangel Whipps ran in opposition to his brother-in-law, President Thomas Remengesau Jr, who was running for re-election in the 2016 Palauan election Remengesau acquired 5109 votes at the same time Whipps won 4854 votes. Whipps ran for president in 2020 presidential election.
Campaigning on Tax Reforms and the additional reasserts of revenue.
In an interview with the Guardian, then President-decide on Whipps Jr. made the
announcement that Palau could more strongly oppose the actions of the Chinese
Government, which includes Illegal Fishing and trespassing in Palauan waters.
As well as vowing to keep the country's reputation in Taiwan. In addition, he proposed to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine among Palau's population, with an emphasis on healthcare workers.
