Vice-President of Seychelles

Vice-President of the
Republic of Seychelles
Coat of arms of Seychelles
Incumbent
Sebastien Pillay
since 26 October 2025
ResidenceState House, Victoria, Mahé
Inaugural holderJames Michel
FormationAugust 1996
SalaryR35,000 monthly

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

List

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
(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
(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 26 October 2025 Incumbent 356 days United Seychelles
Notes
  1. ↑ Succeeded René as President.
  2. ↑ Succeeded Michel as President.

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.