National
Vice President
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected jointly with the President: each presidential candidate designates a running mate, who becomes Vice-President if the candidate is elected (Constitution art. 66A(4)). Same term as the President (art. 66A(6)).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Sebastien Pillay since October 2025 Report Source: statehouse.gov.sc, checked
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Seychelles (1993, rev. 2017), Constitute Project English text, read 2026-10-12: VP running mate art. 66A(4); ministers appointed with Assembly approval art. 69(2); judges appointed on CAA proposal art. 127; Assembly composition art. 78(2) and Schedule 4; election window art. 79(1). For: Vice President
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Office structure, 34 seats (26 FPTP + 8 proportional), cabinet portfolios from Wikipedia (2025 general election; Cabinet of Seychelles), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia, because nationalassembly.sc and statehouse.gov.sc returned HTTP 500. For: Vice President
- statehouse.gov.sc · checked State House, Herminie sworn in 26 Oct 2025 before Chief Justice Rony Govinden; VP Pillay sworn in 28 Oct 2025 (nation.sc/articles/28033). Cabinet, Speaker (Azarel Ernesta) and Deputy Speaker (Egbert Aglae) per Wikipedia (Cabinet of Seychelles; National Assembly (Seychelles)), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia, because official sites unreachable; ministers not re-verified for changes after Oct 2025. Minister and Chief Justice start dates unknown (NULL). For: Sebastien Pillay, current term
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