List of presidents of Seychelles

President of the
Republic of Seychelles

Presidential Standard

Incumbent
Wavel Ramkalawan

since 26 October 2020

Residence| State House, Victoria, Mahé[1]
Term length| Five years,
renewable once
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Seychelles (1993)
Inaugural holder| James Mancham
Formation| 29 June 1976; 49 years ago (1976-06-29)
Deputy| Vice-President of Seychelles
Salary| R94,000/US$6,896 monthly[2]
Website| http://www.statehouse.gov.sc

Politics of Seychelles

Constitution

* Human rights

LGBT rights

Cabinet

* President

Wavel Ramkalawan
* Vice-President

Ahmed Afif

Legislature

* National Assembly

Speaker: Roger Mancienne
Leader of the Opposition: Sebastien Pillay

Judiciary

* Constitutional Court of Seychelles
* Supreme Court

Chief Justice: Mathilda Twomey

Elections

* Political parties
* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2020
* 2025

* Parliamentary: 2020
* 2025

Administrative divisions

* Districts
* Outer Islands

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Sylvestre Radegonde

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Seychelles

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This article contains a list of presidents of the Republic of Seychelles.

## Term limits

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As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Seychelles. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.[3]

## List of officeholders

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Political parties

Seychelles Democratic Party (SDP)

Seychelles People's United Party (SPUP) → Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF) → People's Party (PP) → United Seychelles (US)

Seychelles National Party (SNP)

Symbols

§ Elected unopposed

No. | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Elected  | Term of office  | Political party
(Coalition)

|
|
|
|
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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

4  |  | Danny Faure
(born 1962) | —  | 16 October 2016  | 26 October 2020  | 4 years, 10 days  | PP
until 2018 renamed to

5  |  | Wavel Ramkalawan
(born 1959) | 2020 | 26 October 2020  | Incumbent  | 4 years, 271 days  | SNP
(LDS)

## Timeline

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## Latest election

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Main article: 2020 Seychellois general election

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

|
|
|

| Wavel Ramkalawan| Linyon Demokratik Seselwa| 35,562| 54.91
| Danny Faure| United Seychelles| 28,178| 43.51
| Alain St Ange| One Seychelles| 1,021| 1.58
Total| 64,761| 100.00
Valid votes| 64,761| 98.10
Invalid/blank votes| 1,256| 1.90
Total votes| 66,017| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 74,634| 88.45
Source: ECS

## See also

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* History of Seychelles
* Politics of Seychelles
* List of colonial governors and administrators of Seychelles
* Vice-President of Seychelles
* Prime Minister of Seychelles

## References

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1. ^ Dorall, Cheryl (29 May 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 2 November 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
3. ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

## External links

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* World Statesmen – Seychelles

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Presidents, prime ministers and vice-presidents of the Seychelles

Presidents|

* James Mancham
* France-Albert René
* James Michel
* Danny Faure
* Wavel Ramkalawan

Prime ministers|

* James Mancham
* France-Albert René
* post abolished 1977

Vice-presidents|

* post created 1996
* James Michel
* Joseph Belmont
* Danny Faure
* Vincent Meriton
* Ahmed Afif

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Other states|

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* Central African Republic
* Chad
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* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

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Other states|

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

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