Palau

House of Delegates

Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Olbiil Era Kelulau (National Congress)
Chamber name
House of Delegates
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 2006
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Asia-Pacific Group

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Speaker
Sabino Anastacio (Male)
Date of birth: 13 Apr 1953
Term
17 Jan 2013
Additional information

Elected on 17 Jan. 2013, re-elected on 21 Jan. 2021.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Clerk
Secretary General
Marcello Ngirkelau (Male)
Term
11 Dec 2014
Notes

Appointed on 11 Dec. 2014, re-appointed on 27 April 2017.

Members

Statutory number of members
16
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
16
Current number of members
16
Men
12
Women
4
Percentage of women
25.0%
Statutory number of members per country
31
Population (in thousands)
18
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
621

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
60.3
(2021-01)
Youngest member
Yutaka Gibbons, Jr. (Male)
Youngest member (years)
42
Oldest member
Masasinge Arurang (Male)
Oldest member (years)
76
Number of members, by age (2021-01)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 0 0 1 1 7 5 1 0 0 15
Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals per age interval 0 0 0 1 1 7 6 1 0 0 16
Total <= 45: 1 Total >= 46: 15
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
0.0% 0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
6.3% 6% 0.0%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
No information available
List of members
No information available
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
No information available
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No