David Ramarui

David Ramarui (1925 – 7 April 1984) was a Palauan politician. He served as a member of the Senate of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) prior to Palau separating from the territory, and then as Minister of Social Services in the Palauan government.

Biography Ramarui was born in Ngchesar in 1925 into a large family, one of eleven siblings. He was educated at the Mokko Gakko school during the South Seas Mandate era, before attending the Marianas Area Teacher Training College in Guam. which he graduated from in June 1958. and was a delegate of the islands to the Inter-District Advisory Committee (later the Council of Micronesia), and was its Vice-Chairman from 1960 to 1963.

He contested the 1965 elections to the TTPI Senate, losing to Roman Tmetuchl. However, he defeated Tmetuchl in the 1966 elections. He served as a Senator until the 1970 elections. In 1971 he was appointed Deputy Director of Education of the TTPI, and two years later became Director. a role he held until his death in Koror in April 1984. He was given a state funeral.