Akiko Sugiyama

Akiko C. Bedor Sugiyama is a Palauan politician, and widow of Palauan senator Peter Sugiyama.^[1] As late as 1995, she was the only woman who had ever been elected to the Palau National Congress.^[2] In 2005, she was elected governor of Ngardmau in a special election after the impeachment of Schwartz Tudong over the misuse of public funds.^[3] Along with Vicky Kanai of Airai, she was the first woman to be elected governor of any of the states of Palau.^[4]

References

^ In memoriam of the late Peter L. Sugiyama, former senator of the Republic of Palau, Palau National Congress, 2007-06-13, archived from the original on 2009-01-07, retrieved 2010-11-24
^ Wilson, Lynn B. (1995), Speaking to power: gender and politics in the western Pacific, Routledge, pp. 165–167, ISBN 978-0-415-90924-2
^ Shuster, Donald R. (Spring 2007), "Micronesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006" (PDF), The Contemporary Pacific, 19 (1): 178–205, retrieved 2010-11-24
^ Miho, David (2007-11-16), "Leilani Reklai Leads Aimeliik Governor's Early Count", Pacific Magazine, retrieved 2007-11-16^{[permanent dead link]}

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