Johnson Toribiong
| Johnson Toribiong | |
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| 8th President of Palau | |
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In office 15 January 2009 – 17 January 2013 |
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| Vice President | Kerai Mariur |
| Preceded by | Tommy Remengesau |
| Succeeded by | Tommy Remengesau |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 July 1946 Airai, South Pacific Mandate (now Palau) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Valeria Toribiong |
| Alma mater | University of Washington, Seattle |
Johnson Toribiong (born 22 July 1946) is a Palauan attorney and politician. Toribiong became the President of Palau, following his victory in the November 2008 election. The electorate rejected him in the November 2012 election
Toribiong was born in Airai, one of the states of Palau. He holds a Juris Doctor degree (1972) and a Master of Laws (1973) degree from the University of Washington School of Law.
He served as ambassador of Palau to the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2001 to 2008.
He ran for president in the 1992 elections; he attracted 3,188 votes, versus 2,084 for one-term incumbent Ngiratkel Etpison and 3,125 for rival Kuniwo Nakamura; however, as no candidate attracted more than 50% of the vote, Nakamura and Toribiong went on to a runoff election, in which Toribiong was defeated.
Toribiong was a candidate for President of Palau during the November 2008 presidential election. His running mate for Vice President was Kerai Mariur, a Delegate in the Palau National Congress. Toribiong was opposed by Elias Camsek Chin, the outgoing Palauan Vice President.
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