# Patrick Herminie - President of Seychelles

URL: https://allhistories.com/seychelles/rulers/patrick-herminie
Term: 26 October 2025 – present (elected 2025)
Number in the list: 15
Born-Died: 22 September 1963 (Baie Ste Anne, Praslin) - Unknown
Dynasty: Republic of Seychelles
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Herminie

Patrick Herminie, leader of United Seychelles and Speaker of the National Assembly from 2007 to 2016, won the presidential run-off of 9–11 October 2025 against the incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan with 52.7% of the vote. He was inaugurated as the sixth President of Seychelles on 26 October 2025, with Sebastien Pillay as Vice-President, and is the president in office.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Wavel Ramkalawan](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/rulers/wavel-ramkalawan)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 2025 - [Record Year for Tourism](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/2025-record-year-for-tourism)
- 2025 - [Beach Soccer World Cup in Seychelles](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/2025-beach-soccer-world-cup-in-seychelles)
- 2025 - [Chagos Sovereignty Treaty Signed](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/2025-chagos-sovereignty-treaty-signed)
- 2025 - [2025 General Election First Round](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/2025-2025-general-election-first-round)
- 2025 - [Festival Kreol Marks 40 Years](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/2025-festival-kreol-marks-40-years)
- 2025 - [Herminie Defeats Ramkalawan in Run-off](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/2025-herminie-defeats-ramkalawan-in-run-off)
- 2025 - [Herminie Pledges to Halt Assumption Resort](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/2025-herminie-pledges-to-halt-assumption-resort)
- 2025 - [Patrick Herminie Sworn In](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/2025-patrick-herminie-sworn-in)
- 2025 - [Sebastien Pillay Becomes Vice-President](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/2025-sebastien-pillay-becomes-vice-president)
- 2025 - [Herminie Forms Gender-Balanced Cabinet](https://allhistories.com/seychelles/timeline/2025-herminie-forms-gender-balanced-cabinet)