List of presidents of Seychelles

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President of the
Republic of Seychelles
Flag of the President of Seychelles.svg
Wavel Ramkalawan - president of Seychelles.jpg
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
Formation29 June 1976;48 years ago (1976-06-29)
Deputy Vice-President of Seychelles
Salary R94,000/US$ 6,896 monthly [2]
Website http://www.statehouse.gov.sc

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

Contents

Term limits

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

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.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectedTerm of officePolitical party
(Coalition)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 James Mancham - Official Portrait.png Sir James Mancham
(1939–2017)
29 June 19765 June 1977
(Deposed in a coup)
341 days SDP
2 France Albert-Rene.png France-Albert René
(1934–2019)
1979 [§]
1984 [§]
1989 [§]
1993
1998
2001
5 June 197714 July 2004
(Resigned)
27 years, 39 days SPUP
until 1978 renamed to
SPPF
3 James Michel 2014.png James Michel
(born 1944)
2006
2011
2015
14 July 200416 October 2016
(Resigned)
12 years, 94 days SPPF
until 2009 renamed to
PP
4 Danny Faure 2013-04-23.jpg Danny Faure
(born 1962)
16 October 201626 October 20204 years, 10 days PP
until 2018 renamed to
US
5 Wavel Ramkalawan - president of Seychelles.jpg Wavel Ramkalawan
(born 1959)
2020 26 October 2020Incumbent4 years, 150 days SNP
(LDS)

Timeline

Wavel RamkalawanDanny FaureJames MichelFrance-Albert RenéJames ManchamList of presidents of Seychelles

Latest election

CandidatePartyVotes%
Wavel Ramkalawan Linyon Demokratik Seselwa 35,56254.91
Danny Faure United Seychelles 28,17843.51
Alain St Ange One Seychelles1,0211.58
Total64,761100.00
Valid votes64,76198.10
Invalid/blank votes1,2561.90
Total votes66,017100.00
Registered voters/turnout74,63488.45
Source: ECS

See also

References

  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.
  3. Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.