Governor of Peleliu
{{Short description|The head of government of Peleliu}}
{{Infobox Political post
|post = Governor
|body = Peleliu
|termlength = Three years
|image = Emais Roberts 2023 (cropped).jpg
|incumbent = Emais Roberts
|incumbentsince = 1 January 2022
|formation = 1983
|salary =
|inaugural = Yukio Shmull
|website = https://www.palaugov.pw/states/peliliu/
}}
{{Politics of Palau}}
The governor of Peleliu is the head of government of Peleliu. The position was established in 1983 and a new governor is sworn in on 1 January unless they resign during their term.{{Cite web|url=http://islandtimes.org/pelelius-first-governor-dies-at-78/|title=Peleliu's first governor dies at 78|first=Island|last=Times|date=22 June 2018|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231112951/https://islandtimes.org/pelelius-first-governor-dies-at-78/|archive-date=31 December 2023|url-status=live|website=Island Times|quote=The late Uchelsias Yukio Shmull served as the first governor of Peleliu State from 1983 to 1985.}} It is the only state in Palau to have elections every three years instead of every two or four years.{{Cite web|url=https://palauelection.org/election-dates/|title=State/National Election Schedule|access-date=2 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102125954/https://palauelection.org/election-dates/|archive-date=2 January 2024|url-status=live|website=palauelection.org|date=3 May 2016}}
Regulations
Article VII of the Peleliu constitution states that to be eligible for governor a person "must be a citizen of Palau and a person of Peleliu".{{Cite web|url=https://pacificdigitallibrary.org/cgi-bin/pdl?e=d-000off-pdl--00-2--0--010---4-------0-1l--10en-50---20-fullsize---00-3-1-00bySR-0-0-000utfZz-8-00&d=HASH01742c83fac46ae8420851a3.16&cl=CL1.3|title=Peleliu State Constitution|date=|access-date=1 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101163101/https://pacificdigitallibrary.org/cgi-bin/pdl?e=d-000off-pdl--00-2--0--010---4-------0-1l--10en-50---20-fullsize---00-3-1-00bySR-0-0-000utfZz-8-00&d=HASH01742c83fac46ae8420851a3.16&cl=CL1.3|archive-date=1 January 2024|url-status=live|pages=5–6|website=Pacific Digital Library}} They must also be at least 35 years old, must not have been convicted of a felony at the time of an election, unless pardoned, and can not be employed by the state government, national government or serve in the Palau National Congress concurrently whilst governor.
Furthermore, it states that the governor shall be elected in a state-wide election for a term of 3 years and that a person can not serve as governor for more than 3 consecutive terms. Additionally, the governor must reside in the state during their term. The governor may be impeached and removed from office for treason, bribery or other serious crimes by a vote of no less than two-thirds of the members of the state legislature. If the office becomes vacant and there is more than 180 days remaining in the unexpired term, the speaker of the house becomes governor and must call a special election within 30 days to fill the vacancy.
List of governors
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center" |
| bgcolor=#cccccc
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! rowspan="2" style="width:75px;" | Picture ! rowspan="2" | Name ! colspan="3" |Term of office |
| Took office
!Left office !Time in office |
|---|
| 1
| | Yukio Shmull | {{ayd|1983|1|1|1986|1|1}} |
| 2
| | {{ayd|1986|1|1|1992|1|1}} |
| 3
| | {{ayd|1992|1|1|1995|1|1}} |
| 4
| | {{ayd|1995|1|1|2001|1|1}} |
| 5
| | {{ayd|2001|1|1|2004|1|1}} |
| 6
| | {{ayd|2004|1|1|2009|2|14}} |
| -
| | Kalbesang Soalablai (acting) | {{ayd|2009|2|14|2009|3|17}} |
| 7
| | {{ayd|2009|3|17|2013|1|1}} |
| 8
| Temmy Shmull | {{ayd|2013|1|1|2022|1|1}} |
| 9
| Incumbent | {{ayd|2022|1|1}} |
