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List of presidents of Seychelles

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President of the
Republic of Seychelles
Incumbent
Patrick Herminie

since 26 October 2025
ResidenceState House, Victoria, Mahé[1]
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderJames Mancham
Formation29 June 1976
DeputyVice-President of Seychelles
SalaryR38,000 monthly[2]
Websitehttp://www.statehouse.gov.sc

This page contains a list of presidents of Seychelles.

List of officeholders

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Political parties
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§ Elected unopposed

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party
(Coalition)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sir James Mancham
(1939–2017)
29 June 1976 5 June 1977
(Deposed in a coup)
341 days SDP
2 France-Albert René
(1934–2019)
1979[§]
1984[§]
1989[§]
1993
1998
2001
5 June 1977 14 July 2004
(Resigned)
27 years, 39 days SPUP
until 1978 renamed to
SPPF
3 James Michel
(born 1944)
2006
2011
2015
14 July 2004 16 October 2016
(Resigned)
12 years, 94 days SPPF
until 2009 renamed to
PP
4 Danny Faure
(born 1962)
16 October 2016 26 October 2020 4 years, 10 days PP
until 2018 renamed to
US
5 Wavel Ramkalawan
(born 1961)
2020 26 October 2020 26 October 2025 5 years, 0 days SNP
(LDS)
6 Patrick Herminie
(born 1963)
2025 26 October 2025 Incumbent 8 days United Seychelles

    References

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    1. Dorall, Cheryl (May 29, 2004). Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2003. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9780850927931 via Google Books.
    2. "Presidential Emoluments Act | Seychelles Legal Information Institute". seylii.org. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-10-30.

    Other websites

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