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Republic of Seychelles

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Full cabinet as listed on the State House 'The Cabinet' page (16 members: President, Vice President and 14 ministers). The Vice President's full name on State House is Alix Sebastien Pillay; the Bulgarian consulate page gives 26 October 2025 for his taking office, but the State House report dated 28 October 2025 says he was sworn in that Tuesday morning, and that date is used. No change to the cabinet after 6 November 2025 was found. Party affiliation is given only for the President; the sources opened do not state the ministers' parties.

Head of state and government
Patrick HerminiePresident of the Republic of Seychelles
Government
Administration of Patrick HerminieSince 26 Oct 2025
System
Presidential republicCapital: Victoria
UN e-government rank
92 of 193EGDI 2024

Seychelles is a presidential republic[1]. The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Patrick Herminie, is both head of state and head of government[3][4][5][6]. Govpedia records 16 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Victoria
Region
Eastern Africa
Area
452 km²
Languages
Seychellois Creole, English, French
Currency
Seychellois rupee (₨)
People
Seychellois
Borders
None (no land borders)
Calling code
+248
Internet domain
.sc

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of state and government

Verified

Patrick Herminie

President of the Republic of Seychelles · 26 Oct 2025 – present[3][4][5][6]

Leader of United Seychelles. He won the October 2025 presidential election with 52.7% of the vote, defeating former President Wavel Ramkalawan (47.3%), according to the Seychelles consulate in Bulgaria.

Executive

Administration of Patrick Herminie

16 of 16 verified on official pages

There is no prime minister: the President leads the government and chairs the Cabinet, which also includes the Vice President. Wallace Cosgrow holds the title of Principal Minister. The 14 ministers were sworn in on 6 November 2025 after approval by the National Assembly. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[9]

2024

0.677rank 92 of 193

  • Online services0.464
  • Human capital0.677
  • Telecom infrastructure0.891

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 6 Nov 2025

    President Herminie's 14 ministers are sworn in at State House.[7]

    Verified

  2. 28 Oct 2025

    Sebastien Pillay is sworn in as Vice President.[8]

    Verified

  3. 26 Oct 2025

    Patrick Herminie is sworn in as President of the Republic of Seychelles on 26 October 2025.[3]

    Verified

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    The President

    State House SeychellesOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    The Cabinet

    State House SeychellesOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    The President and Vice President of the Republic of Seychelles Officially Assume Office

    Consulate General of the Republic of Seychelles in BulgariaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  7. [7]
    President Herminie Inaugurates New Cabinet with Call for Service, Transparency, and National Unity

    State House SeychellesOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  8. [8]
    Mr. Alix Sebastien Pillay Sworn in as Vice President of the Republic of Seychelles

    State House SeychellesOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  9. [9]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026