List of presidents of Seychelles

President of the
Republic of Seychelles
President of the; Republic of Seychelles
	Presidential Standard
	Incumbent; Wavel Ramkalawan; since 26 October 2020
Residence	State House, Victoria, Mahé
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	James Mancham
Formation	29 June 1976
Deputy	Vice-President of Seychelles
Salary	R38,000 monthly
Website	http://www.statehouse.gov.sc

This article contains a list of presidents of Seychelles.

Presidents of Seychelles (1976–present)[]

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
1		Sir James Mancham (1939–2017)	—	29 June 1976	5 June 1977^[a]	341 days	Seychelles Democratic Party
2		France-Albert René (1934–2019)	1979 1984 1989 1993 1998 2001	5 June 1977	14 July 2004^[b]	27 years, 39 days	Seychelles People's Progressive Front
3		James Michel (born 1944)	2006 2011 2015	14 July 2004	16 October 2016^[b]	12 years, 94 days	Seychelles People's Progressive Front (until 2009)
3		James Michel (born 1944)	2006 2011 2015	14 July 2004	16 October 2016^[b]	12 years, 94 days	People's Party
4		Danny Faure (born 1962)	—	16 October 2016	26 October 2020	4 years, 10 days	People's Party (until 2018)
4		Danny Faure (born 1962)	—	16 October 2016	26 October 2020	4 years, 10 days	United Seychelles
5		Wavel Ramkalawan (born 1959)	2020	26 October 2020	Incumbent	1 year, 139 days	Linyon Demokratik Seselwa

Notes


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

^ 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.

v t 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

President of the Republic of Seychelles
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan since 26 October 2020
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