Faustina K. Rehuher-Marugg

Faustina K. Rehuher-Marugg is a Palauan curator and politician who served as the State Minister of Palau from 2017 to 2021. She was Director of Belau National Museum from 1979 to 2009.

Career Rehuher-Marugg holds a master's degree in Pacific Island Studies from the University of Hawaiʻi and the East-West Center. She worked for as the Director and Curator of the Belau National Museum in Koror for thirty years between 1979 and 2009. During her time as a curator, Rehuher-Marugg promoted Palauan culture to regional and international organisations including ICOMOS and UNESCO. Rehuher-Marugg left the role in 2012. Remengesau commended her "wealth of experience in public service [and] the preservation of Palau's heritage and history".

In 2018, Rehuher-Marugg was instrumental in securing a $60,000 grant from the Australian government to support Palau's eco-pledge initiative where all visitors promise to respect the environment. The same year, she represented Palau at the Pacific Islands Forum, held in Nauru, where climate crisis was the focus of the agenda. In 2019, she led a delegation from Taiwan, including President Tsai Ing-wen. In 2021 she negotiated a grant aid programme with Japan to the value of $4.8 million in order to enable the government of Palau to detect illegal shipping.