Minister for Foreign Affairs (Seychelles)

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The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Seychelles is a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Seychelles, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.

The following is a list of foreign ministers of Seychelles since its founding in 1976: [1]

No.Name
(Birth–Death)
PortraitTenure
1 Sir James Mancham
(1939–2017)
James Mancham - Official Portrait.png 1976–1977
2 Guy Sinon
(1933–1991)
No image.png 1977–1979
3 Jacques Hodoul
(1943–2021)
Photo Jacques Hodoul.jpg 1979–1982
4 Maxime Ferrari
(1930–2021)
Maximeferraripolitics.png 1982–1984
5 France-Albert René
(1935–2019)
France Albert-Rene.png 1984–1989
6 Danielle de St. Jorre
(1941–1997)
Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F088687-0020, Aussenministerin der Seychellen im BMZ (cropped).jpg 1989–1997
(5) France-Albert René
(1935–2019)
France Albert-Rene.png 1997
7 Jérémie Bonnelame
(b. 1938)
No image.png 1997–2005
8 Patrick Pillay Patrick Pillay.jpg 2005–2009
9 James Michel
(b. 1944)
James Michel 2014.png 2009–2010
10 Jean-Paul Adam
(b. 1977)
Jean Paul Adam, Foreign Minister, Seychelles (6777093790) (cropped).jpg 2010–2015
11 Joel Morgan
(b. 1961)
Joel Morgan, May 2013.jpg 2015–2016
12 Danny Faure
(b. 1962)
Danny Faure 2013-04-23.jpg 2016–2018 [2]
13 Vincent Meriton
(b. 1960)
Vincent Meriton, August 2012.jpg 2018–2020 [3]
14 Sylvestre Radegonde Sylvestre Radegonde (cropped).jpg 2020–present [4]

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  2. "Seychelles President Faure reshuffles government, minister portfolios". Seychelles News Agency via Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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  4. "Majority of Seychelles' new cabinet of ministers sworn in to posts". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2020.