List of presidents of Seychelles facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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	R94,000/US$ 6,896 monthly
Website	http://www.statehouse.gov.sc

This article contains a list of presidents of the Republic of Seychelles.

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Seychelles. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.

List of officeholders

Political parties

     Seychelles Democratic Party (SDP)      Seychelles People's United Party (SPUP) → Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF) → People's Party (PP) → United Seychelles (US)      Seychelles National Party (SNP)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party (Coalition)
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Sir James Mancham (1939–2017)	—	29 June 1976	5 June 1977 (Deposed in coup)	341 days	SDP
2		France-Albert René (1934–2019)	1979 1984 1989 1993 1998 2001	5 June 1977	14 July 2004 (Resigned)	27 years, 39 days	SPUP until 1978 renamed to SPPF
3		James Michel (born 1944)	2006 2011 2015	14 July 2004	16 October 2016 (Resigned)	12 years, 94 days	SPPF until 2009 renamed to PP
4		Danny Faure (born 1962)	—	16 October 2016	26 October 2020	4 years, 10 days	PP until 2018 renamed to US
5		Wavel Ramkalawan (born 1959)	2020	26 October 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 219 days	SNP (LDS)

Timeline

Latest election

See also

• History of Seychelles
• Politics of Seychelles
• List of colonial governors and administrators of Seychelles
• Vice-President of Seychelles
• Prime Minister of Seychelles