Valerie Whipps

The Honorable Valerie Whipps
Whipps in 2024
First Lady of Palau
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 January 2021
President	Surangel Whipps Jr.
Preceded by	Debbie Remengesau
Personal details
Born	Valerie Esang Remengesau Koror, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now Palau)
Spouse	Surangel Whipps Jr. ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	4
Parent(s)	Thomas Remengesau Sr. (father; deceased) Ferista Esang Remengesau (mother)
Relatives	Tommy Remengesau (brother) Surangel Whipps Sr. (father-in-law)
Occupation	politician

Valerie Esang Whipps (née Remengesau) is a Palauan stateswoman who has been First Lady of Palau since 21 January 2021.[1][2]

Career

Whipps accompanied her husband on a state visit to Taiwan in March 2021.[3] They met with President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen.[4]

Family

She married future President Surangel Whipps Jr. in 1999.[5]

She is the daughter and sister of former presidents Thomas Remengesau Sr. and Tommy Remengesau Jr. respectively.[6]

References

1. Mrs. Valerie Whipps speaks at Surangel Jr.'s Guam Rally for Change, 29 October 2016, retrieved 2022-08-12
2. Post, John O'Connor | The Guam Daily (9 April 2021). "Palau president, others talk about tourism in light of pandemic". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
3. "Vice President Lai". english.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
4. Daily Post Staff (April 2021). "Palau opens 'sterile travel corridor' with Taiwan". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
5. "About Ocean Panel – WRI Ocean Panel". Retrieved 2022-08-12.
6. "Palau island election: Brothers-in-law vying for presidency". The Independent. 2016-10-31. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2016-11-05.