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Vice-President of Seychelles

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Vice-President of the
Republic of Seychelles
since 28 October 2025
ResidenceState House, Victoria, Mahé[1]
Inaugural holderJames Michel
FormationAugust 1996
SalarySR 35,000 monthly[2]

The vice-president of Seychelles is the second highest political office in the Republic of Seychelles. The position was created in 1996.

List of officeholders

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Political parties
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 James Michel
(born 1944)
1998
2001
18 August 1996 14 July 2004[a]
(Became president)
7 years, 331 days SPPF
2 Joseph Belmont
(1947–2022)
2006 14 July 2004 30 June 2010
(Retired)
5 years, 351 days SPPF
until 2009 renamed to
PP
3 Danny Faure
(born 1962)
2011
2015
1 July 2010 16 October 2016[b]
(Became president)
6 years, 107 days PP
4 Vincent Meriton
(born 1959)
28 October 2016 27 October 2020 3 years, 364 days PP
until 2018 renamed to
US
5 Ahmed Afif
(born 1967)
2020 27 October 2020 26 October 2025 4 years, 364 days LDS
6 Sebastien Pillay
(born 1978)
2025 28 October 2025 Incumbent 125 days United Seychelles
Notes
  1. ^ Succeeded René as President.
  2. ^ Succeeded Michel as President.

Timeline

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Sebastien PillayAhmed AfifVincent MeritonDanny FaureJoseph BelmontJames Michel

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dorall, Cheryl (29 May 2004). Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2003. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9780850927931 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Vice-Presidential Emoluments Act | Seychelles Legal Information Institute". seylii.org. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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