James Alix Michel
Seychelles
Current President of Seychelles
Professional Information
Position:
President
Working primarily in:
Seychelles
Description of Work:
Biographical Information
James Alix Michel
(At a Glance)
Gender: male
Website:
http://www.sey...
Place of Origin: Seychelles
James Alix Michel is a politician seychellois. He has been
President-in-Office since April 14, 2004. Michel began his
professional life as a teacher but in helping to facilitate the opening up of the archipelago to tourism after the construction of an international airport
with Mahé in 1971, he reconverted himself to politics. In 1996, Michel was named vice-president to
France-Albert Rene and on April 14, 2004, he succeeded him
Michel integrated Seychelles People'S
United Party (Left popular plain seychellois) of France-Albert Rene
little before the independence of June 29, 1976. Michel remains in the
shade of Rene throughout his political career. After the peaceful coup
d'etat which carried Albert Rene to the capacity on June 5,
1977, Michel occupied the ministerial stations most important, like the
economy. Michel also tries to promote and set up a more open democracy.
In 1993, the first multi-partite elections was helded Rene's
presidency. The results of this democratization process have been widely contested: the
press remains controlled and according to the opposition, the elections
have probably been faked at least a little.
Michel, candidate of the Face progressist of the people
of Seychelles was re-elected at the time of the first turn of the
presidential elections of July 30, 2006 with approximately 54 % of the
56 000 votes cast, against 46 % with his principal opponent, the priest
Anglican of the SNP Wavel Ramkalawan and approximately 0,6 % with the
lawyer Philippe Boulle.