Uduch Sengebau Senior information

J. Uduch Sengebau Senior
J. Uduch Sengebau Senior
	Official portrait, 2021
10th Vice President of Palau
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 January 2021
President	Surangel Whipps Jr.
Preceded by	Raynold Oilouch
Justice Minister of Palau
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 July 2021
President	Surangel Whipps Jr.
Preceded by	Raynold Oilouch
Minister of State of Palau
	In office; 21 January 2021 – 21 July 2021
President	Surangel Whipps Jr.
Preceded by	Faustina K. Rehuher-Marugg
Succeeded by	Gustav N. Aitaro
Senator 9th and 10th OEK Senate of Palau
	In office; January 2013 – 21 January 2021
Senior Judge Palau Land Court
	In office; 2003–2007
Personal details
Born	1965 (age 58–59); [citation needed]; Ngerbeched, Koror, Palau[citation needed]
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Jerome Senior
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Hawaiʻi

J. Uduch Sengebau Senior (born 1965,^{[citation needed]} Ngerbeched, Koror, Palau^{[citation needed]}) is a Palauan lawyer, judge, and politician who has served as the Vice President of Palau since 2021. She was previously a member of the Senate of Palau from 2013 until she took office as Vice President.^[2]

Senior attended a Catholic primary school in Palau before receiving her high school education in Waiakea High School, Hawaii, from where she graduated in 1983.^[1] She subsequently studied at the University of Hawaiʻi, receiving a Bachelor of Arts and then graduating from the William S. Richardson School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree in 1993. She returned to work in Palau as a staff attorney of the Micronesian Legal Services Corporation, and also worked as an assistant attorney general, an associate judge of the Land Court and an associate justice pro tem of the appellate division of the Supreme Court of Palau. She was senior judge of the Land Court from 2003 until her resignation in 2007. Senior then worked as a lawyer in private practice until her election to parliament.^[2]^[3]

She was first elected to the Senate at the 2012 election.^[4] In her first term, she introduced a bill mandating maternity leave and banning discrimination against pregnant women, and advocated for gender equality in public office.^[5]^[6] She also established a non-government organisation, Centre for Women’s Empowerment Palau, to support women in leadership positions.^[2] She was re-elected at the 2016 election.^[7] She was formerly the Chairperson of the Senate Judiciary & Governmental Affairs Committee, but resigned in July 2017.^[8]^[9]

In addition to the portfolio of Vice President of Palau since January 2021, she was assigned as Minister of State, and was reassigned in July 2021 as Justice Minister of Palau.^[10]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "VOTE MS. J. UDUCH SENGEBAU SENIOR FOR SENATOR 2012". Palau 2012. 30 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Palauan Senator encourages women's economic independence". Pacific Women. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "Senator to meet with Palauans on Saipan". Marianas Variety. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "REPUBLIC OF PALU LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 6 NOVEMBER 2012". Psephos. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "Palauan women break the political glass ceiling". Pacific Island Times. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "Rapid Health Impact Assessment of the Maternity Leave Bill (S.B. 9-20-SD2)" (PDF). Health Impact Assessment Working Group. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "REPUBLIC OF PALU LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 1 NOVEMBER 2016". Psephos. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "Advisors". International Women's Peace Group. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "Sen. Uduch Senior resigns from Senate committee memberships". Island Times. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ Reklai, Leilani (23 July 2021). "VP Uduch Senior re-assigned to Ministry of Justice from Ministry of State". Island Times.

[candidate2012-1] "VOTE MS. J. UDUCH SENGEBAU SENIOR FOR SENATOR 2012". Palau 2012. 30 June 2012.

[pacwomen-2] "Palauan Senator encourages women's economic independence". Pacific Women. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[3] "Senator to meet with Palauans on Saipan". Marianas Variety. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[4] "REPUBLIC OF PALU LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 6 NOVEMBER 2012". Psephos. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[5] "Palauan women break the political glass ceiling". Pacific Island Times. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[6] "Rapid Health Impact Assessment of the Maternity Leave Bill (S.B. 9-20-SD2)" (PDF). Health Impact Assessment Working Group. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[7] "REPUBLIC OF PALU LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 1 NOVEMBER 2016". Psephos. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[8] "Advisors". International Women's Peace Group. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[9] "Sen. Uduch Senior resigns from Senate committee memberships". Island Times. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[10] Reklai, Leilani (23 July 2021). "VP Uduch Senior re-assigned to Ministry of Justice from Ministry of State". Island Times.

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J. Uduch Sengebau Senior
Official portrait, 2021

10th Vice President of Palau
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 January 2021
President	Surangel Whipps Jr.
Preceded by	Raynold Oilouch
Justice Minister of Palau
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 July 2021
President	Surangel Whipps Jr.
Preceded by	Raynold Oilouch
Minister of State of Palau
In office 21 January 2021 – 21 July 2021
President	Surangel Whipps Jr.
Preceded by	Faustina K. Rehuher-Marugg
Succeeded by	Gustav N. Aitaro
Senator 9th and 10th OEK Senate of Palau
In office January 2013 – 21 January 2021
Senior Judge Palau Land Court
In office 2003–2007

Personal details
Born	1965 (age 58–59) ^{[citation needed]} Ngerbeched, Koror, Palau^{[citation needed]}
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Jerome Senior^[1]
Children	4^[1]
Alma mater	University of Hawaiʻi^[1]