Seit Andres is a Palauan politician and President of the

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from September 1999 to December 2004. Andres was born on 4 May in

Melekeok Melekeok is a state of the Republic of Palau located on the central east coast of Babeldaob Island. The seat of government of the country, Ngerulmud, is located in the state. The state consists of long beaches, hills, steep ridges, rivers, and t ...

. He graduated from

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in Truk. He has an arts degree and a degree in economics from the

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. Andres worked in Palau Community Action Agency and as an administrative assistant for the Palau Port Authority. In the administration of President

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, he served as the chairman of an advisory task force on

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. He was an advisor to the

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constitutional convention, and he served in the Melekeok State legislature and the Melekeok State Lands Authority from 1992 to 2000. In the elections of 1980, Andres was elected as a

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to the first

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. He was re-elected multiple times, and represented the State of

. He was also elected as the floor leader in the Senate. After the death of Senate President

Isidoro Rudimch Isidoro Rudimch (4 April 1942 – 31 August 1999) was a Palauan entrepreneur, politician and President of the Senate of Palau. Rudimch was born 4 April 1942 in Koror. He attended Xavier High School in Truk, and St. Joseph High School in Hilo a ...

, Andres was elected as Senate President in September 1999. He served as Senate President until the

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. He was not re-elected in the 2008 elections. Andres holds traditional title 'Sechalruleong' in Melekeok. He has been the honorary consul of Russia in Palau.

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