Sebastien Pillay

Sebastien Pillay (born 26 January 1978) is a Seychelles politician. He has served as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly since 28 October 2020.

Sebastien Pillay
Pillay in 2020
Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 October 2020
Preceded by	Wavel Ramkalawan
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Constituency	Proportional list
Personal details
Born	(1978-01-26) 26 January 1978 (age 47)
Political party	United Seychelles

Biography

Sebastien Pillay was born on 26 January 1978. He received a Bachelor of Education (2004) from Edith Cowan University and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership & Innovation (2008) from the University of Warwick. Pillay first worked as a mathematics teacher. After receiving promotions within the Department of Education, he then became a Lecturer at the University of Seychelles.^[1]

Pillay was first elected to the National Assembly in 2011 on the United Seychelles (then called "People's Party") list. He was re-elected as a list candidate in 2016 and 2020.^[1] He was sworn in as the Leader of the Opposition for the Assembly term beginning 28 October 2020.^[2]

Pillay was a member of the Electoral Assessment Mission for the 2015 United Kingdom general election.^[3]