Vice-President of Seychelles

The Vice-President of Seychelles is the second highest political office in the Seychelles. The position was created in 1996.

Vice-President of the
Republic of Seychelles
Incumbent
Vincent Meriton
since 28 October 2016
Inaugural holderJames Michel
FormationAugust 1996
Salary30,800 USD annually[1]
Seychelles
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Seychelles
Constitution

Vice-Presidents of Seychelles (1996–present)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political affiliation
Took office Left office Time in office
1 James Michel
(born 1944)		 18 August 1996 14 July 2004[lower-alpha 1] 7 years, 331 days Seychelles People's Progressive Front
2 Joseph Belmont
(born 1947)		 14 July 2004 30 June 2010[lower-alpha 2] 5 years, 351 days Seychelles People's Progressive Front
(until 2009.)
People's Party
3 Danny Faure
(born 1962)		 1 July 2010 16 October 2016[lower-alpha 3] 6 years, 107 days People's Party
4 Vincent Meriton
(born 1960)		 28 October 2016 Incumbent 3 years, 291 days People's Party
(until 2018.)
United Seychelles Party


James Michel

Joseph Belmont

Danny Faure

Vincent Meriton

Career
  • Audit Assistant with the Department of Audit - 1978
  • Assistant Immigration Officer with the Immigration Division - 1979 to 1981
  • Sector Secretary - National Worker’s Union -1981
  • Senior Training and Research Officer with the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs - 1991
  • Director General for Employment Division -1995
  • Director General for Youth Division -2000
  • Director General for Local Government Division - 2001
  • Member of the National Assembly 1998 - 2002
  • Secretary General to the Seychelles Federation Workers’ Unions
  • Chairman of the National Theme Committee
  • Chairman of the Seychelles National Renaissance Committee
  • Member of the WADA Finance and Administration Committee 2016 - 2017
  • Minister for Social Affairs and Employment - 2004
  • Minister for Health and Social Services - 2005 - August 2006
  • Minister for Community Development and Youth 2006
  • Minister for Community Development Youth, Sports and Culture - 2007
  • Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports 2010-2011
  • Minister for Social Affairs, Community Development and Sports - March 2012 to October 2016
  • Appointed Vice-President in October 2016 holding the portfolios of Information, Blue Economy, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Foreign Affairs, Industries and Entrepreneurship Development, Religious Affairs and Civil Society, and Inner and Outer Islands.
  • Sworn in as Vice-President of the Republic of Seychelles in 28th October 2016 [2]



  1. Succeeded René as President.
  2. Retired from politics.
  3. Succeeded Michel as President.

References
  1. "Vice-Presidential Emoluments Act | Seychelles Legal Information Institute". seylii.org.
  2. "The Vice President - State House Seychelles | Office of the President". www.statehouse.gov.sc. Retrieved 2020-05-28.

See also
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