List of presidents of Seychelles
This page contains a list of presidents of Seychelles.
| President of the Republic of Seychelles | |
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 Presidential Standard | |
| Residence | State House, Victoria, Mahé[1] |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | James Mancham |
| Formation | 29 June 1976 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Seychelles |
| Salary | R38,000 monthly[2] |
| Website | http://www.statehouse.gov.sc |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Seychelles |
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Presidents of Seychelles (1976 – present)
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political affiliation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Sir James Mancham (1939–2017) |
— | 29 June 1976 | 5 June 1977[lower-alpha 1] | 341 days | Seychelles Democratic Party | |
| 2 |  |
France-Albert René (1935–2019) |
1979 1984 1989 1993 1998 2001 |
5 June 1977 | 14 July 2004[lower-alpha 2] | 27 years, 39 days | Seychelles People's Progressive Front | |
| 3 |  |
James Michel (born 1944) |
2006 2011 2015 |
14 July 2004 | 16 October 2016[lower-alpha 2] | 12 years, 94 days | Seychelles People's Progressive Front (until 2009) | |
| People's Party | ||||||||
| 4 |  |
Danny Faure (born 1962) |
— | 16 October 2016 | 26 October 2020 | 4 years, 10 days | People's Party (until 2018) | |
| United Seychelles Party | ||||||||
| 5 |  |
Wavel Ramkalawan (born 1961) |
2020 | 26 October 2020 | Incumbent | 98 days | Linyon Demokratik Seselwa | |
- Notes
- Deposed in the 1977 coup d'état.
- Resigned.
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wavel Ramkalawan | Linyon Demokratik Seselwa | 35,562 | 54.91 | |
| Danny Faure | United Seychelles | 28,178 | 43.51 | |
| Alain St Ange | One Seychelles | 1,021 | 1.58 | |
| Total | 64,761 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 64,761 | 98.10 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,256 | 1.90 | ||
| Total votes | 66,017 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 74,634 | 88.45 | ||
| Source: ECS | ||||
References
- Dorall, Cheryl (May 29, 2004). Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2003. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9780850927931 – via Google Books.
- "Presidential Emoluments Act | Seychelles Legal Information Institute". seylii.org.
See also
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