Carlos Hiroshi Salii (died 2014) was a
Palauan lawyer, politician and a former Speaker of the
House of Delegates of Palau
The House of Delegates of Palau is the lower house of the Palau National Congress (''Olbiil era Kelulau''), Palau's bicameral legislature. The Senate of Palau is the upper house. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year term ...
from 1981 to 1985.
Salii worked as assistant attorney general of the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia administered by the United States from 1947 to 1994. The Imperial Japanese South Seas Mandate had been seized by the U.S. during the Pacifi ...
in 1970s. He worked as legislative counsel of the
Angaur
, or in Palauan, is an island and state in the Island country, island nation of Palau.
History
Angaur was traditionally divided among some eight clans. Traditional features within clan areas represent important symbols giving identity to fam ...
state.
Salii was floor leader of the
Palau legislature in 1980. He was elected to the first
House of Delegates of Palau
The House of Delegates of Palau is the lower house of the Palau National Congress (''Olbiil era Kelulau''), Palau's bicameral legislature. The Senate of Palau is the upper house. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year term ...
in the
1980 elections. He was elected as the Speaker of the House of Delegates when the house convened in January. He represented the state of Ngeaur aka
Angaur
, or in Palauan, is an island and state in the Island country, island nation of Palau.
History
Angaur was traditionally divided among some eight clans. Traditional features within clan areas represent important symbols giving identity to fam ...
. He was re-elected in 1984. He was expelled from the House of Delegates.
He was the younger brother of former president
Lazarus Salii
Lazarus Eitaro Salii (17 November 1936 – 20 August 1988) was a politician from Palau. He served as the second elected President of Palau from 25 October 1985 until his death by suicide on 20 August 1988, amid bribery allegations.
Salii was e ...
.
He died 2014.
References
2014 deaths
20th-century Palauan politicians
Palauan lawyers
People from Angaur
Speakers of the House of Delegates of Palau
Year of birth missing
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