Vice-President of Seychelles

Vice-President of the
Republic of Seychelles
Coat of arms of Seychelles
Incumbent
Ahmed Afif
since 27 October 2020
ResidenceState House, Victoria, Mahé[1]
Inaugural holderJames Michel
FormationAugust 1996
SalaryR35,000 monthly[2]
Politics of Seychelles
Constitution
Cabinet
Legislature
Judiciary
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

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 Incumbent 4 years, 66 days LDS
Notes
  1. ^ Succeeded René as President.
  2. ^ Succeeded Michel as President.

Timeline

Ahmed AfifVincent MeritonDanny FaureJoseph BelmontJames Michel

See also

References

  1. ^ Dorall, Cheryl (May 29, 2004). Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2003. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9780850927931 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Vice-Presidential Emoluments Act | Seychelles Legal Information Institute". seylii.org.