▁Health ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 4 ), ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁( 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 0 ) ▁Tommy ▁Rem eng es au , ▁President ▁of ▁Pal au ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 – Pres ent ), ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Pal au ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 2 0 0 1 ) ▁Sur angel ▁Wh ipp s ▁Jr ., ▁Senator ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁The ▁dead line ▁to ▁file ▁nomin ating ▁pet itions ▁for ▁a ▁president ial ▁run ▁was ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁President ▁Tommy ▁Rem eng es au ▁declared ▁his ▁candid acy ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁at ▁a ▁campaign ▁kick - off ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁N gar ach am ay ong ▁Cultural ▁Center . ▁Senator ▁Sur angel ▁Wh ipp s ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁began ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁president ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁announced ▁his ▁candid acy ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁candidate ▁to ▁file ▁his ▁candid acy ▁with ▁the ▁Pal au ▁E lections ▁Commission ▁Office ▁om ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Sand ra ▁Pier ant oz zi , ▁the ▁former ▁Vice ▁President ▁under ▁Rem eng es au , ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁woman ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁A ▁president ial ▁debate ▁with ▁all ▁four ▁candidates ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁August ▁ 1