Vincent Emmanuel Angelin Meriton (born 28 December 1959) is a

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politician who served as the

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from 2016 until 2020. He succeeded

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, and Party president of the People's Party."People's Party Central Committee"
People's Party Website. He once served as Seychelles' Minister for Community Development, Social Affairs and Sports. In May 2024, he was

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for the position of the

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Commission Chairperson.

Early life

Educated in Moscow. He graduated with Master of Sociology from the Moscow State University. He is a member of the center-left

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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. Meriton was a member of the

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from 1998 to 2002. He is Minister of State and responsible for Community Development, Social Affairs and Sports, since 2015. On 28 October 2016, Meriton was appointed Vice President of the Republic being responsible for Information, Blue Economy, ICT, Industries and Entrepreneurship Development, Religious Affairs and Civil Society, and Inner and Outer Islands. The Department of Foreign Affairs was assigned to Meriton in 2018. He served until 27 October 2020. In February 2021, Meriton was replaced by

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as the leader of the United Seychelles party.

References

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