James Michel

James Michel
3rd President of Seychelles
In office
14 July 2004 – 16 October 2016
Vice PresidentJoseph Belmont
Danny Faure
Preceded byFrance-Albert René
Succeeded byDanny Faure
Vice President of Seychelles
In office
18 August 1996 – 14 July 2004
PresidentFrance-Albert René
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJoseph Belmont
Personal details
Born (1944-08-16) 16 August 1944 (age 80)
Mahé, Colony of Seychelles
Political partyPeople's Party
SpouseNatalie Michel
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James Alix Michel, GCSK (born 16 August 1944) is a Seychellois politician who served as the third President of Seychelles from 2004 to 2016. He previously served as vice president under his predecessor, France-Albert René, from 1996 to 2004.[1]

Michel was initially a teacher, but later he became involved in the archipelago's booming tourism industry and joined René's political party before independence in 1976.

  1. ^ "Seychelles president quits after change in law". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2017-12-27.