Sabino Anastacio

Sabino Anastacio
Speaker of the House of Delegates of Palau
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2013
Preceded by	Noah Idechong
Minister of State
In office 1997 – January 2001
President	Kuniwo Nakamura
Preceded by	Andres Uherbelau
Succeeded by	Temmy Shmull
Personal details
Born	13 April 1953 Koror
Relatives	Ignacio Anastacio (brother)

Sabino Anastacio is a Palauan politician who has been speaker of the House of Delegates of Palau since January 2013.[1]

Political career

Anastacio was born on 13 April 1953, in Koror.[2] He studied for two years at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1977 from the University of Colorado. He also studied law in Gonzaga University of Law.[3]

His successful run for the Senate of Palau in 1996 representing Babeldaob and Kayangel. He was vice chair of foreign affairs committee, and member to various other Senate committees.[3]

In 1997, Anastacio was appointed by then President Kuniwo Nakamura as Minister of State, and got unanimously confirmed by the Senate of Palau. He served in that role until his election in January 2001 as Ngchesar State delegate to the House of Delegates of Palau.[3]

Anastacio advocates for Palau to switch recognition from Republic of China to People's Republic of China.[4] He was part of a delegation to Taiwan in 2017.[5]

He is a brother of Ignacio Anastacio.[6]

References

1. Reklai, Leilani (2019-11-15). "House Speaker Anastacio not seen for months". Island Times. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
2. "001 19730100: 3". pacificdigitallibrary.org.
3. "The Republic of Palau - House of Delegates". 17 December 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-12-17.
4. Island Times (26 March 2019). "No Show: Baules, Anastacio skip President Tsai's address in Congress". Island Times.
5. "President Tsai meets delegation led by Palau House of Delegates Speaker Sabino Anastacio". english.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
6. "Court Records Reveal Prosecutions Of House Speaker's Relatives Before Public Hearing – Oceania Television Network". www.oceaniatv.net.