Vincent Meriton

Vincent Emmanuel Angelin Meriton He succeeded Danny Faure, and Party president of the People's Party. He once served as Seychelles' Minister for Community Development, Social Affairs and Sports.

In May 2024, he was nominated for the position of the African Union Commission Chairperson.

Life Educated in Moscow. He graduated with Master of Sociology from the Moscow State University.

He is a member of the center-left United Seychelles which was previously known as People's Party.

In 2004, he became Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, then Minister of Labor and Social Policy of the Republic of Seychelles, then head of the Ministries of Health and Social Affairs, Department of Community Development, Youth and Sports and, more recently, the Department of Social Affairs, Community Development and Sports. The Department of Foreign Affairs was assigned to Meriton in 2018. He served until 27 October 2020.