National
Speaker
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the Assembly from among its members
- Exact method
- Elected by the National Assembly from among its members.
- Chosen by
- National Assembly
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Azarel Ernesta US since October 2025 Report Source: nation.sc, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- 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: Speaker
- nation.sc · checked Seychelles Nation (state newspaper), "National Assembly gets first female speaker", read 2026-10-12: Azarel Jolinda Ernesta sworn in as Speaker of the eighth Assembly on Tuesday 28 October 2025. For: Azarel Ernesta, current term
- 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: Azarel Ernesta, current term
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