James Michel | |
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3rd President of Seychelles | |
In office 14 July 2004 – 16 October 2016 | |
Vice President | Joseph Belmont Danny Faure |
Preceded by | France-Albert René |
Succeeded by | Danny Faure |
Vice President of Seychelles | |
In office 18 August 1996 – 14 July 2004 | |
President | France-Albert René |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Joseph Belmont |
Personal details | |
Born | Mahé, Colony of Seychelles | 16 August 1944
Political party | People's Party |
Spouse | Natalie 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.