Kaleb Udui Jr.
Minister of Finance of Palau
Assumed office
8 February 2021
PresidentSurangel Whipps Jr.
Preceded byElbuchel Sadang
Personal details
Born3 March 1966
Parent

Kaleb Udui Jr. (born 3 March 1966[1]) is a Palauan civil servant and politician, and current Minister of Finance of Palau[2] since February 2021.[3]

Career

He was born on 3 March 1966 in Ngaraard.[4] Udui has a bachelor's degree in finance and economics from the University of Guam and a Master of Business Administration from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.[3]

He began public as a chief of the division in the Ministry of Finance in early 1990s. In the late 1990s, he served as the financial advisor to the Ministry. In the 2000s, Udui worked in banking, including as the president of the National Development Bank of Palau from January 2004 to 2010s.[5][3] He was also board member of Tonga Financial Services Authority from 2002 to 2011.[6] Udui was appointed by Surangel Whipps Jr. as Minister of Finance, and was confirmed by the Senate of Palau.[7]

His private business activities in Palau include banking, energy consulting and in real estate.[3] He is the son of Kaleb Udui,[1] former Palau politician, President of the Senate, and governor of Ngaraard.

References

  1. 1 2 Randall, Henry Pettus (1989). "Who's who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges". Randall Publishing Company.
  2. ↑ "Board of Governors". Asian Development Bank. 23 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Palau Economic Advisory Group Members". The Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Pacific Magazine, Part 31". PacificBasin Communications. 2006.
  5. ↑ "NDBP Management". 23 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-02-23.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Officio Kaleb Udui, Jr. Term on the TFSA Governing Board Ends - Tonga Financial Services Authority - TFSA". Tonga Financial Services Authority. 15 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Palau's new president to oversee seven cabinet posts". Marianas Variety News & Views. 2 February 2021.
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