Senator Hokkons Baules was elected to the Senate of the Seventh Olbiil Era Kelulau in a special nationwide election on May 9, 2007, following the passing of Senate President Johnny Reklai. He was the top vote-getter in virtually every State of the Republic.

Senator Baules was born on June 7, 1948 to Baules Sechelong, a former Senator and framer of the Constitution. He graduated from Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School in Koror and went on to graduate from Palau Mission Academy. He furthered his education at the Philippine Union College where he received his Bachelor of Arts in History.

Senator Baules previously served as a Senator in the Second Olbiil Era Kelulau from 1985 to 1988, where he was Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was also the Administrative Assistant to the Palau Delegation to the Congress of Micronesia, an interpreter for the Council of Chiefs during the Micronesian Constitutional Convention, and the Status Table Clerk for the Senate of the former Congress of Micronesia.

In addition to serving in the current Senate, Senator Baules is also a member of the Ngardmau Free Trade Zone.

Senator Hokkons Baules
The Senate of the Seventh Olbiil Era Kelulau
P.O. Box 8
Koror, Republic of Palau  96940
Email — HokkonsBaules@palauoek.net