Seychelles,officially the Republic of Seychelles,is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city,Victoria,is 1,500 kilometres east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Comoros,Madagascar,Mauritius,and the French overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south;and Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago to the east. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa as well as the least populated sovereign African country,with an estimated population of 100,600 in 2022.
Seychelles follows a policy of what it describes as "positive" nonalignment and strongly supports the principle of reduced superpower presence in the Indian Ocean. Seychelles' foreign policy position has placed it generally toward the left of the spectrum within the Non-Aligned Movement. Russia,the United Kingdom,France,India,the People's Republic of China,Libya and Cuba maintain embassies in Victoria.
James Alix Michel,GCSK is a Seychellois politician who served as the third President of Seychelles from 2004 to 2016. He previously served as vice president under his predecessor,France-Albert René,from 1996 to 2004.
Richard Mansell Colbeck is an Australian politician. He has been a Senator for Tasmania since 2018,representing the Liberal Party,and served a previous term in the Senate from 2002 to 2016. Colbeck served as the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services and Minister for Sport in the Second Morrison Ministry from December 2020 until May 2022,following the appointment of the Albanese ministry. Previous to this,he was the Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Youth and Sport since May 2019.
Pavel Anatolyevich Kolobkov is a Russian retired épée fencer. He won one gold,two silver and three bronze medals at five Olympic Games from 1988 to 2004. Kolobkov served as Russia's representative to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) until 2015 when WADA declared the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to be non-compliant,and he was barred from serving as a representative to WADA. He served as the Russian Minister of Sport from 2016 to 2020,when he was dismissed from the position by President Putin. He also previously served as the Russian Deputy Minister of Sport as well as the Russian Deputy Minister of Sport,Tourism and Youth Policy.
Joseph Belmont was a Seychellois politician who was the Vice President of the Seychelles from 14 July 2004 until his retirement on 30 June 2010. He took office after President France-Albert Renéstepped down and the previous Vice-President,James Michel,replaced Renéas President. Belmont was one of the leading members of the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front (SPPF).
Danny Faure is a Seychellois politician who served as the fourth President of Seychelles from 16 October 2016 until 26 October 2020. Previously,he served as Vice President of Seychelles from 2010 to 2016. Faure is a member of the United Seychelles Party (PP).
Aaditya Uddhav Thackeray is an Indian Politician who served as a Cabinet Minister of Higher Education,Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment for the Government of Maharashtra. He is also an MLA of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Mumbai,Maharashtra. He is the son of Uddhav Thackeray,an Indian politician who served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra,leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT),and grandson of Balasaheb Thackeray. He is the President of Yuva Sena,a youth wing of Shiv Sena. He was a Maharashtra Cabinet minister and was inducted as a cabinet minister in the state cabinet on 30 December 2019.
Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician who served as Minister for Tourism,Culture and Creative Arts. She was appointed to this position by President John Mahama in 2013 when he formed his first substantive government. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress. She is currently a member for the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana representing the Techiman North Constituency.
The Government of President Raul Khajimba was the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia from 2014 until 2020.
Cady Lalanne is a Haitian professional basketball player who plays for Kuwait SC. He played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen.
Gudrid Ida "Gudie" Hutchings is a Canadian politician serves as Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. A member of the Liberal Party,Hutchings has represented Long Range Mountains in the House of Commons since the 2015 election.
The Cabinet of Seychelles consists of the President,Vice-president and the Ministers. It formulates the government's policies and advises the President.
Alain St Ange is a Seychellois politician who served as Minister for Tourism and Culture,and later for Tourism,Civil Aviation,Ports and Marine,of Seychelles from 2012 to 2016. He is the former president,and one of the key founders,of the Vanilla Islands. He is the President of the African Tourism Board.
Vincent Emmanuel Angelin Meriton is a Seychellois politician who served as the Vice President of Seychelles from 2016 until 2020. He succeeded Danny Faure,and Party president of the People's Party. He once served as Seychelles' Minister for Community Development,Social Affairs and Sports.
Macsuzy Mondon is a Seychellois teacher and politician who has served in the Cabinet of Seychelles as Designated Minister and Minister of Local Government from October 2016 until 3 November 2020.
The Minister of Finance,Trade,Investment and Economic Planning of Seychelles is a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry for Finance of Seychelles,responsible for public finances of the country. The ministry is located in Central Bank Building in Victoria.
Naadir Nigel Hamid Hassan is a Seychellois politician and banker. He serves as the Minister of Finance,Economic Planning and Trade since 3 November 2020,succeeding Maurice Loustau-Lalanne.
Louis Sylvestre Radegonde is a Seychellois diplomat and politician. He serves as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism since 3 November 2020. Prior to his appointment as Minister,Radegonde had served as high commissioner and ambassador to a multitude of countries.
Lindsay Skoll CMG is a British diplomat. Since 2021,she has served as the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Austria and the UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna.
