Kaleb Udui Jr. (born 3 March 1966) is a Palauan civil servant and politician, and current

Minister of Finance of Palau The Ministry of Finance is a government agency of Palau, responsible for public finances of Palau. The ministry is located in Ngerulmud. The vision of the ministry includes to promote productivity of government services, and economic growth. The m ...

since February 2021.

Career

He was born on 3 March 1966 in

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. Udui has a bachelor's degree in finance and economics from the University of Guam and a Master of Business Administration from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He began public as a chief of the division in the Ministry of Finance in early 1990s. In the late 1990s, he served as the financial advisor to the Ministry. In the 2000s, Udui worked in banking, including as the president of the National Development Bank of Palau from January 2004 to 2010s. He was also board member of Tonga Financial Services Authority from 2002 to 2011. Udui was appointed by

Surangel Whipps Jr. Surangel S. Whipps Jr. (born 9 August 1968) is a Palauan businessman and politician, who has served as the president of Palau since 2021. He served as senator from 2008 to 2016. He is from Ngatpang state, Republic of Palau. Whipps assumed office a ...

as Minister of Finance, and was confirmed by the Senate of Palau. His private business activities in Palau include banking, energy consulting and in real estate. He is the son of Kaleb Udui, former Palau politician,

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, and governor of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Udui, Kaleb 1966 births Living people Finance ministers of Palau University of Guam alumni Shidler College of Business alumni Palauan civil servants Palauan economists Palauan bankers People from Ngaraard