List of presidents of Seychelles

This page contains a list of presidents of Seychelles.

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

Presidents of Seychelles (1976–present)

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political affiliation
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Sir James Mancham (1939–2017)	—	29 June 1976	5 June 1977[a]	341 days	Seychelles Democratic Party
2		France-Albert René (1935–2019)	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)
							People's Party
4		Danny Faure (born 1962)	—	16 October 2016	26 October 2020	8 years, 288 days	People's Party (until 2018)
							United Seychelles Party
5		Wavel Ramkalawan (born 1961)	2020	26 October 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 278 days	Linyon Demokratik Seselwa

Notes

1. Deposed in the 1977 coup d'état.
2. Resigned.