David Pierre is a

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politician and teacher. He was a member of the

Seychelles National Party The Seychelles National Party (SNP) is a liberal political party in Seychelles. Its followers emphasize active multiparty democracy, respect for human rights and liberal economic reforms. It was founded in response to what it called the "totalit ...

until 2011. He then founded the Popular Democratic Movement. Pierre is a teacher by profession. He was a member of the

National Assembly of Seychelles The unicameral National Assembly (; Seychellois Creole, Creole: ''Lasanble Nasyonal'') is the Seychelles's legislative body. The National Assembly in its current constellation formed following 2020 Seychellois general election, elections hel ...

from 2002 to 2016, serving as the parliamentary

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from 2011 to 2016. He was a candidate for the 2015 presidential election. In 2016, Pierre was appointed as ambassador to

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

and Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the

African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The b ...

. He resigned in 2020.

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1967 births Living people Members of the National Assembly (Seychelles) Seychelles National Party politicians Ambassadors of Seychelles to Ethiopia Permanent representatives of Seychelles to the African Union {{Seychelles-bio-stub