Vice-President of Seychelles

Vice-President of the Republic of Seychelles
Coat of arms of Seychelles
Incumbent Sebastien Pillay since 28 October 2025
Residence	State House, Victoria, Mahé [1]
Inaugural holder	James Michel
Formation	August 1996
Salary	R35,000 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

Political parties

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

   Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS)

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	0 days	United Seychelles

Notes

1. Succeeded René as President.
2. Succeeded Michel as President.

Timeline

See also

• History of Seychelles
• Politics of Seychelles
• List of colonial governors and administrators of Seychelles
• List of presidents of Seychelles
• Prime Minister of Seychelles

References

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.

External links

• World Statesmen – Seychelles