The Ministry of Justice in Palau is part of the Executive Branch and consists of the following bureaus:

Office of the Attorney General Bureau of Immigration Bureau of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation/Drug Enforcement Division of Patrol Division of Fire & Rescue Division of Corrections Division of Marine Law Enforcement Division of Fish & Wildlife Protection

List of ministers of justice

Name Took office Left office President NotesThomas Remengesau Sr.19811 January 1989Haruo RemeliikAlfonso OiterongLazarus Salii1st Minister of JusticeNgiratkel Etpison1 January 19891992Ngiratkel EtpisonNo justice minister appointedKuniwo Nakamura19921 January 1993Ngiratkel EtpisonSalvador Ingereklii19931997Kuniwo NakamuraElias Camsek Chin19971 January 2001Kuniwo NakamuraMichael J. Rosenthal20012004Thomas Remengesau Jr.Elias Camsek Chin200415 January 2009Thomas Remengesau Jr.John C. Gibbons200917 January 2013Johnson ToribiongAntonio Bells20132017Thomas Remengesau Jr.Raynold Oilouch201721 January 2021Thomas Remengesau Jr.Uduch Sengebau SeniorJuly 202116 January 2025Surangel Whipps Jr.Jennifer OlegeriilMay 2025 Surangel Whipps Jr.

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