List of presidents of Seychelles

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President of the
Republic of Seychelles
Incumbent
Wavel Ramkalawan

since 26 October 2020
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.

Presidents of Seychelles (1976–present)[change | change source]

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political affiliation
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sir James Mancham
(1939–2017)
29 June 1976 5 June 1977[a] 341 days Seychelles Democratic Party
2 France-Albert René
(1935–2019)
1979
1984
1989
1993
1998
2001
5 June 1977 14 July 2004[b] 27 years, 39 days Seychelles People's Progressive Front
3 James Michel
(born 1944)
2006
2011
2015
14 July 2004 16 October 2016[b] 12 years, 94 days Seychelles People's Progressive Front
(until 2009)
People's Party
4 Danny Faure
(born 1962)
16 October 2016 26 October 2020 7 years, 167 days People's Party
(until 2018)
United Seychelles Party
5 Wavel Ramkalawan
(born 1961)
2020 26 October 2020 Incumbent 3 years, 157 days Linyon Demokratik Seselwa

Notes[change | change source]

  1. Deposed in the 1977 coup d'état.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Resigned.

References[change | change source]

  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[change | change source]