Vice-President of Seychelles

Vice-President of the Republic of Seychelles
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Incumbent Ahmed Afif since 27 October 2020
Residence	State House, Victoria, Mahé
Inaugural holder	James Michel
Formation	August 1996
Salary	R35,000 monthly

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

Vice-Presidents of Seychelles (1996–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		James Michel (born 1944)	18 August 1996	14 July 2004	7 years, 331 days	Seychelles People's Progressive Front
2		Joseph Belmont (1947–2022)	14 July 2004	30 June 2010	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	6 years, 107 days	People's Party
4		Vincent Meriton (born 1959)	28 October 2016	27 October 2020	3 years, 365 days	People's Party (until 2018)
						United Seychelles
5		Ahmed Afif (born 1967)	27 October 2020	Incumbent	3 years, 205 days	Linyon Demokratik Seselwa

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

Timeline

See also

• Seychelles
  • Politics of Seychelles
  • List of colonial governors of Seychelles
  • List of presidents of Seychelles
  • Prime Minister of Seychelles
• Lists of office-holders

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.

External links

• World Statesmen – Seychelles

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v t e Presidents, Prime Ministers and Vice-Presidents of the Seychelles
Presidents	James Mancham France-Albert René James Michel Danny Faure Wavel Ramkalawan
Prime Ministers	James Mancham France-Albert René post abolished 1977
Vice-Presidents	post created 1996 James Michel Joseph Belmont Danny Faure Vincent Meriton Ahmed Afif